50 of the best fun & random facts about animals

50 of the best fun & random facts about animals · Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses. · A newborn Chinese water deer is so small it can almost be ... 50ofthebestfun&randomfactsaboutanimals Gorillascancatchhumancoldsandotherillnesses. AnewbornChinesewaterdeerissosmallitcanalmostbeheldinthepalmofthehand. Ostrichescanrunfasterthanhorses,andthemalescanroarlikelions. Alioninthewildusuallymakesnomorethantwentykillsayear. Thefemaleliondoesninetypercentofthehunting. Theonlydogthatdoesn’thaveapinktongueisthechow. Turtles,watersnakes,crocodiles,alligators,dolphins,whales,andotherwatergoingcreatureswilldrownifkeptunderwatertoolong. AlmosthalfthepigsintheworldarekeptbyfarmersinChina. Onaverage,dogshavebettereyesightthanhumans,althoughnotascolorful. Deerhavenogallbladders. Thereisanaverageof50,000spidersperacreingreenareas. Snakesarecarnivores,whichmeanstheyonlyeatanimals,oftensmallonessuchasinsects,birds,frogsandothersmallmammals. InAlaskaitisillegaltowhisperinsomeone’searwhilethey’remoosehunting. Thebatistheonlymammalthatcanfly. Thelegbonesofabataresothinthatnobatcanwalk. Somemalesongbirdssingmorethan2000timeseachday. Theonlymammalstoundergomenopauseareelephants,humpbackwhalesandhumanfemales. Blue-eyedlemursareoneoftwo(non-human)primatestohavetrulyblueeyes. Atarantulaspidercansurviveformorethantwoyearswithoutfood. Foreveryhumanintheworldthereareonemillionants. Ifyouliftakangaroo’stailoffthegrounditcan’thop–theyusetheirtailsforbalance. Ifyoukeepagoldfish.inadarkroom,itwillbecomepale! Cowscansleepstandingup,buttheycanonlydreamlyingdown. Thesentence“Thequickbrownfoxjumpsoveralazydog.”useseveryletterofthealphabet. Theaveragefoxweighs14pounds.   ThescientificnameoftheredfoxisVulpesvulpes. Alligatorscanliveupto100years. Asingleelephanttoothcanweighasmuchas9pounds. TheturkeyisoneofthemostfamousbirdsinNorthAmerica. AhouseflyhumsinthekeyofF. DuringWorldWarII,Americanstriedtotrainbatstodropbombs. Canislupuslupusisthescientificnameforagreywolf. Toescapethegripofacrocodile’sjaw,pushyourthumbintoitseyeballs-itwillletyougoinstantly. Itismucheasierfordogstolearnspokencommandsiftheyaregiveninconjunctionwithhandsignalsorgestures. Evenasmallamountofalcoholplacedonascorpionwillmakeitgocrazyandstingitselftodeath! Malerabbitsarecalled“bucks,”femalesare“does.” Theflamingocanonlyeatwhenitsheadisupsidedown. Animalsgenerate30timesmorewastethanhumanswhichis1.4billiontonseveryyear. Antsneversleep.Alsotheydon’thavelungs. Agroupofowlsiscalledaparliament. Justonecowgivesoffenoughharmfulmethanegasinasingledaytofillaround400litrebottles. Appleandpearseedscontainarsenic,whichmaybedeadlytodogs. Cows haveonelargestomachthatisdividedintofourcompartmentstogothroughthedifferentstagesofdigestion. Ananteaterisnearly6feetlong,yetitsmouthisonlyaninchwide. ThebluewhaleweighsasmuchasthirtyelephantsandisaslongasthreeGreyhoundbuses. Aherdofsixtycowsiscapableofproducingatonofmilkinlessthanaday. Agrasshoppercanleap20timesthelengthofitsownbody. Atbirth,babykangaroosareonlyaboutaninchlong–nobiggerthanalargewaterbugoraqueenbee. Thesmellofaskunkcanbedetectedbyahumanamileaway. ThereisabutterflyinAfricawithenoughpoisoninitsbodytokillsixcats! MENU MainMenu Accommodation▼ChaletsRondavelsHoneymoonSuiteFAQRatesPackages&PromotionsCatProject▼CheetahTheCatsTheProjectAdoptaCatorDonationforFoodThingsToDo▼ThingsToDoAtEmdoneniAreaAttractionsWeddingsAboutUs