Art And Literature

1. Only 5 to 10 percent of cheetah cubs make it to adulthood.
2. Cheetahs are the fastest land animal and can reach speeds up to 72mph.
3. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
4. Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.
5. An adult lion’s roar is so loud, it can be heard [...]

1. The chameleon has a tongue that is 1.5 times the length of its body!
2. Squirrels can’t remember where they hide half of their nuts.
3. Only male crickets can chirp.
4. A rabbit’s teeth never stop growing.
5. Alligators cannot move backwards.

6. Texas horned toads can shoot blood out of the corners of their eyes.
7. The faster [...]

1. Most hamsters blink one eye at a time.
2. A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.

1. When the reindeer make their yearly journey across the icy Arctic region, the chemical keeps them from freezing—much as antifreeze keeps a car from freezing up in winter.
2. The moss contains a special chemical that helps reindeer keep their body fluids warm.

3. Most animals don’t eat moss. It’s hard to digest, and it has [...]

1. Elephants have a slower pulse of 27 and for a canary it is 1000!
2. Only one mammal can’t jump — the elephant.
3. The trunk of an elephant can hold up to two gallons of water.
4. The elephant is the national animal of Thailand.
5. In a day, an elephant can drink 80 gallons of water.

6. [...]

1. The black-necked cobra, which lives mostly in Africa, spits its venom into the eyes of its victim, to cause it blindness.
2. There are no snakes in New Zealand.
3. The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant.
4. The fastest moving land snake is the [...]

1. The mandrill baboon has a red nose, blue cheeks, and an orange beard!
2. Chimpanzees use tools more than any other animal except man.
3. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can’t.
4. Squirrel Monkeys are the most common monkey in South-America.
5. Squirrel Monkeys tails are only partly prehensile.

6. Squirrel Monkeys [...]

1. The faster kangaroos hop, the less energy they use.
2. When the are in danger, kangaroos will beat the ground loudly with their hind feet.
3. Unlike other four legged mammals, kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
4. There is a certain species of kangaroo that is only 2.5 centimeters long when it is born.
5. A newborn kangaroo weighs [...]

 1. A slug has four noses.
2. Octopuses have 3 hearts.
3. A goldfish can live up to 40 years.
4. A starfish doesn’t have a brain.
5. Killer Whales are the only sea animal that outranks the Tiger Shark as top predator of the sea.

6. The lung fish can live out of water for as long as four [...]

 
1. The dog with the largest ears in the world is a Basset Hound named Mr. Jeffries. The dog’s ears are 11.5 inches longs, and are insured for $47,800.
2. The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
3. Pixie, a Siberian Husky, gave birth to 7 puppies, one of which was [...]