50 Amazing Animal Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

50 AMAZING ANIMAL FACTS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND Planet Earth is home to around 1 million known species of animal. From insects to whales and everything in between. With such variety, there's no surprise that many animals have some wondrous traits. From the bizarre to the awe-inspiring, these are 50 of the most amazing facts about animals. 01 02 Cows Dogs can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down. nose prints are as unique as human fingerprints. Tarantula 03 FEED ME! spiders can survive for more than two years without food. 04 05 For every human in the world there are one million ants. Alligators WE ARE LEGION can live up to 100 years. 06 07 Snakes A single do not blink. elephant tooth can weigh as much as 9 pounds. 08 1st PLACE Jaws' is the most common name for a goldfish, STARING CONTEST 09 10 A starving Woodpeckers mouse can peck 20 times will eat its per second. own tail. YUM 12 Jellyfish evaporate in the sun. They're 98% water. Polar bea's have black skin. 98% Hippo sweat is pink. 11 13 14 Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people. 15 16 Macaques Whale in Japan hearts beat only nine, times a minute. use coins to buy vending machine snacks. CRISPS 17 Frogs 19 earth Worms 18 South African The fear of chickens don't drink water, they absorb it through their skin. is called Alektorophobia. can grow up to 22 feet long. 20 21 70% We share 70% of our DNA with slugs. 22 Gentoo penguins flamingo The propose to their life mates with a pebble. can only eat when its head is upside down. 23 24 bat The A male goril is the only mammal that can fly. can eat 40 pounds of food a day. BURP 25 Seahorses mate for life, and when they travel they hold each others' tails. Beavers' 27 chameleon A blind Oysters teeth never stop will still take on the growing. colours of its can change their gender depending on which is best for mating. environment. 26 28 We share 98.4% of our 29 The chimps. Capybara DNA with is the largest rodent in the world. 98.4% 30 31 bald eagles Female Cats are 25% larger than males. 32 have 32 muscles in each ear. 33 A newborn griant panda 25% weighs less than a cup of tea. 34 Wombat poo is cube shaped. Ants 35 тOт never sleep. 37 The female Lion Dog does 90% of Two the hunting. 90% survived the 36 sinking of The Titanic. 39 38 Ferrets Horned lizards sleep for 20 hours per day. can shoot blood out of their eyes to defend themselves. Zzz zzzz Octopuses ЧО have three hearts. Ч1 42 Cows Only around 10% of cheetah kill approximately 100 people cubs make it to adulthood. every year. Ч3 Ostrich 10% kicks can kill a human. 44 1 in 5000 North Atlantic gorillas lobsters can catch human colds are born bright blue. and other illnesses. AchOo! 45 46 4 The lifespan of 75% of Squirrels wild birds cannot see the colour red. is only 6 months. Ч8, Baby Elephants 75% will suck their trunks for comfort. 49 50 Hummingbirds are the only birds which can fly backwards. Moths have no stomach. SOURCES www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/36-random-animal-facts-that-may-surprise-you www.buzzfeed.com/kasiagalazka/surprising-facts-about-animals#.ffKexN3DqW www.viralforest.com/the-24-most-adorable-animal-facts-of-all-time/ www.thefactsite.com/2010/09/300-random-animal-facts.html www.boredpanda.com/happy-animal-facts/ YELLOW ZEBRA SA FARIS www.yellowzebrasafaris.com