*You have 20 teeth when you are a baby and 32 teeth when you grow up. They also
stop growing, but do you know a rabbit's teeth never stop growing?
*Like a human’s fingerprint no two reindeer antlers are exactly the same.
*Sharks do not have a single bone in their bodies. Instead they have a skeleton made
up of cartilage; the same type of tough, flexible tissue that makes up human ears and
noses.
*Normally animals have pink tongues, but Giraffes have black tongues.
*Pandas spend around 12 hours a day eating bamboo.
*Walruses are grey or brown but turn a pinkish color as they age.
*Cicada is the loudest insect in the world.
*Elephants have the largest brain of any mammal; their brains weigh an average of 11
pounds.
*Flying Squirrels don’t actually fly. They extend their arms and legs and leap and glide
from tree to tree.
*For every human in the world, there are one million ants.
*In the wild, lions rest for around 20 hours a day
*A polar bear's fur is not white. Each hair is clear hollow tube. Polar bears look white
because each hollow hair reflects the light.
*Zebras are ungulates. Ungulates are hoofed animals. Can you name some more
ungulates?
*A flamingo can only eat when it’s head is upside down.
*Instead of drinking water, frogs soak it into their body through their skin.
*Flies do not grow. They are born full size.
*Hummingbirds are the only types of birds that can fly backwards.
*Pigs are smarter than dogs! In fact pigs are very intelligent animals. They are the
fourth smartest animal on the planet.
*Mosquitos are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other color.
*A gorilla can live for 40 – 50 years.
*Do you think cows bite grass off the ground, the answer is no! Rather they curl their
tongues around it and pull!
*A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
*No penguins live in the North Pole!
*Cats have powerful night vision, allowing them to see at light levels six times lower
than what a human needs in order to see.
*All polar bears are left pawed.
*Female dolphins are called cows, males are called bulls and young dolphins are called
calves.
*Do you know that 12 honeybees have to spend their whole lives to make a teaspoon of
honey!
*Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
*Did you know that a Koala Bear isn’t a bear at all but a marsupial? A marsupial is
animal with a pouch.
*The hair that makes up a giraffes tail is about 10 times thicker than the average strand
of human hair.
*The hippopotamus can survive underwater for up to 30 minutes without having to come
up for air.