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Interesting Facts about Animals and Birds

Interesting Facts about Animals and Birds 1. The smallest known chameleon, Brookesia micra, from the islet of Nosy Hara in Antsiranana, Madagascar, can grow up to 1.1 inches in length. Chameloon Horses and cows sleep while standing up. Horse A cow can give far more milk than a human can consume their lifetime. Any guesses? Almost 200,000 glasses full of milk! Cow Scientists have attached stilts to ants' legs to prove that ants reach their goal by counting their steps. An Ant Ants with stilts marched past their goal due to the new length of their stride. Howler monkeys spend up to 80% of their time resting Howler Monkey 6. The fastest underwater swimming bird is the Gentoo Penguin, able to swim up to 22 mph (36 km/h) Genta Penguin 7. A giraffe's tongue grows to about 21 inches in length. Giraffe Crickets taste like roast nuts, scorpions taste like shrimp, and some termites have a mint taste. Cricket When a hippopotamus stays ou

1-20 Human Body Facts

You can not see your own eyes in motion when looking in a mirror since, as your eyes move, your brain automatically blocks blurred images, making you blind at these moments. The human heart is not on the left side of the chest. It's in the middle, between your right and left lung, tilted slightly to the left.. The fastest growing tissue in the human body is hair. When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles. Walking uses a great deal of muscle power especially if you take your 10000 steps. Humans are born with 300 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone. You can disable your gag reflex by making a fist with your left hand and squeezing your thumb. Bones make up only 14% of our weight. Our bodies contain about 0.2 milligrams of gold, most of it in our blood. It would take 5,000 people to make a 0.35 ounce of gold. The skin is the heaviest organ. The average ad

20 Amazing Facts About Animals and Birds

20 Amazing Facts About Animals and Birds The female lion does more than 90% of the hunting while the male simply prefers to rest. Female Lion The blue whale is the largest creature that has ever lived on earth. It tips the scales at a whopping 170 tons - that's the same as about 22 elephants. Its heart is the size of a small car, and its largest blood vessels are wide enough for an adult to swim through without much difficulty. Blue Whale A hummingbird's eggs are pea sized. A newborn is about an inch long and weighs about one-third of a U.S. Dime. Humming Bird's Egg The lion's mane jellyfish is the largest species of jellyfish, reaching a width of 7.5 feet, with tentacles up to 121.4 feet long. Lion Mane Jellyfish A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away. Female Lion Sea otters sometimes hold hands while sleeping to keep from drifting apart. Sea Otter In one day, a queen bee can lay up to 1500 eggs in one day. Queen Bee Leaf in

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