25. Housefly: -> Houseflies don’t allow their short lifespans (14 days) to hinder their musical abilities. They always hum in the key of F. 24. Ostrich: -> Ostriches can run faster than horses, and the male ostriches can roar like lions. 23. Bat: -> Bats are the only mammals that can fly, but wouldn’t it be awesome if humans could fly too? 22. Kangaroo: -> Kangaroos use their tails for balance, so if you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground, it can’t hop. 21. Spider: -> On average, there are 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas. Bet you’ll think twice before going outside now . 20. Tiger: -> Tigers not only have stripes on their fur, they also have them on their skin. No two tigers ever have the same stripes. 19. Crocodile -> Here’s a tidbit that might be useful if you plan on becoming the next Steve Irwin: To escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaw, push your thumb into its eyeball – It will let you go instantly. 18. Flea: -> Fleas can jump up to 200 times their height. This is equivalent to a man jumping the Empire State Building in New York. 17. Cat: -> A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. All the better for them to eavesdrop on your conversations and plot your demise. 16. Elephant: -> Elephants can smell water up to 3 miles away. They are also one of the three mammals that undergo menopause – the other two being humpback whales and human females. 15. Koala: -> Koala bears almost exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else. 14. Beaver: -> Because beavers’ teeth never stop growing, they must constantly gnaw on objects to keep them at a manageable length. Their teeth would eventually grow into their brain if they didn’t maintain them. 13. Ant: -> Beware an ant uprising! There are one million ants for every human in the world. These resilient creatures also never sleep and do not have lungs. 12. Oyster: -> Oysters can change gender depending on which is best for mating. Talk about successful adaptation. 11. Butterfly: -> Butterflies have two compound eyes consisting of thousands of lenses, yet they can only see the colors red, green and yellow. 10. Snail: -> Don’t try this at home, but a snail can grow back a new eye if it loses one. 9. Turtle: -> You can tell a turtle’s gender by the noise it makes. Males grunt and females hiss. 8. Giraffe: -> Giraffes have no vocal cords and their tongues are blue-black in color. 7. Squirrel: -> You might want to thank a squirrel the next time you enjoy the shade of a tree. Millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels that bury nuts and then forget where they hid them. 6. Humpback Whale: -> Humpback whales create the loudest sound of any living creature. And you thought the loudest sound came from that two-year-old you sat next to on your trans-continental flight, didn’t you? 5. Dog: -> Dogs’ nose prints are as unique as human fingerprints and can be used to identify them. 4. Seahorse: -> The slowest fish is the seahorse, which moves along at about 0.01 mph. 3. Pig: -> Pigs communicate constantly with one another; more than 20 vocalizations have been identified that pigs use in different situations, from wooing mates to saying, “I’m hungry!” 2. Poodle: -> Contrary to popular belief, French poodles actually originated in Germany. Maybe you should’ve named her Gretl instead of Fifi. 1. Hummingbird: -> Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards and their wings can beat at up to 80 times per second. #PK
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:42:39 +0000
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