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The Kyla Database!

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The Kyla Database!
Mockingbirds can imitate any sound from a squeaking door to a cat meowing. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it. Most lipstick contains fish scales!
Porcupines do not shoot quills out at their enemies; the quills come out easily when their enemies are touched. A cat has sweat glands on their paws and tongue.
All clams start out as males; some decide to become females at some point in their lives. A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
Sheep can survive up to two weeks buried in show drifts. The stomach of a hippo can be up to 10 feet long and hold up to 400 pounds of food.
The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny. Reindeer eat moss because it contains a chemical that stops their body from freezing.
The cheetah races across the grassy plains of Africa at 100 km/hr, maybe more, arching and stretching its body to run faster. It is the fastest runner in the world, but it can only stay at top speed for a few hundred metres.. Ospreys have thin, slit-like nostrils - unique to the species - that close as it dives into water to catch fish.
Giraffes have no vocal cords, the communicate with their tails. Cat milk is 10% protein where cow milk is only 3%.
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Most domestic dogs are able to reach speeds of 19 miles per hour, when running full out.
One pair of adult mice can produce 200 offspring in just four months Polar bear livers are poisonous because they contain too much vitamin C.
Sea otters use rocks to break open the shells of their prey while they float on their backs. A sea otter's underfur is the densest of any mammal: 1 sq. cm can contains more than 125,000 individual hairs.
Llamas have the ability to spit, but usually only do so at one another or if highly irritated, not at people every chance they get, as many people believe! A slug has 4 noses
Catfish have 100,000 taste buds. Bats always exit a cave to the left.
A squid has 10 tentacles, two of which are longer than the other eight. The eyes of a Giant Squid are the size of basketballs. A snapping turtle can only swallow when its head is under water.
Skunks can accurately spray their fluid up to ten feet. Frogs and mosquitos have teeth.
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night! A turtle can breath through its butt.
Rats are very clean and don’t usually smell. Rats spend about a third of their waking life grooming themselves. A blind chameleon will still change color to match its surroundings
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds! A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein!
A cow's only sweat glands are in its nose. The seahorse is the only fish that swims upright.
An ostrich can sprint 328 feet in just 5 seconds. Each day in the US, animal shelters are forced to destroy 30,000 dogs and cats.
Rats have poor eyesight and can’t see color. They also can't burp or vomit. There are 1,000 barbs in a single porcupine quill.
Badgers live in social groups of four to 12 adults. Most domestic dogs are able to reach speeds of 19 miles per hour, when running full out.
Nose prints are used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints! Dingoes are mainly carnivorous but will eat a wide variety of foods including plant material and insects when necessary.
A roach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death. Pigs are generally extremely intelligent, even more apt at picking up tricks than dogs. Scientists have found their grunts have specific meanings, allowing them to communicate to each other.
A horse expends more energy lying down than it does standing up. When running at top speed, pigs can run a mile in 7.5 minutes.
If left alone, a dog will spend up to 3 hours a day remarking its scent posts. The stickleback is one of the few fishes that builds a nest. The male, in his red breeding colors, makes a nest of weeds where the female lays her eggs. Then the male stays by the nest to guard the eggs until they hatch.
Elephants can communicate using sounds that are below the human hearing range: between 14 and 35 hertz. A mountain lion can jump 20 feet straight up.
The male sea horse carries the fertilized eggs in a brood pouch until they are ready to emerge as miniature adults. The prairie dog makes burrows which is called Town. The town may contain 1,000 animals, and it can stretch under the ground for miles.
Cats have 32 muscles in each ear and they purr at about 26 cycles per second Zooming along on their pointed wings like little jets, a Hawk Moth can reach speeds of 24 miles per hour.
Rhinoceroses have extremely poor vision, but an acute sense of smell. With its pointed nose and streamlined shape, the Sailfish is the fastest fish in the sea. It can swim at speeds of 62 miles an hour.
To help them survive in areas with few places to hide, European hares can run at speeds up to 30 miles per hour for up to 15 minutes. A shrimp's heart is in its head.
During the day the Tasmanian Devil usually hides in a den or dense bush. A bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat.
A hummingbird flaps its wings up to 90 times in one second or over 5000 times a minute. The colour of a yak's milk is pink..
A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime. In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.
Starfish have no brains. Sea turtles absorb a lot of salt from the sea water in which they live. They excrete excess salt from their eyes, so it often looks as though they're crying.
A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth! Biologists estimate that there are as many as 500 different species of squid.
One pair of adult mice can produce 200 offspring in just four months. There are more than a million animal species. There are 6,000 species of reptiles, 73,000 kinds of spiders, and 3,000 types of lice. For each person there is about 200 million insects. The 4,600 kinds of mammals represent a mere 0.3% of animals and the 9,000 kinds of birds only 0.7%.
A giraffe can run faster than a horse and go longer without water than a camel. Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer.
Tapirs are mainly nocturnal and spend much of the day in sleep. A Peregrine falcon can travel at speeds as fast as 124 miles per hour when diving to catch a bird.
A jumping spider can jump about 40 times the length of its body. In times of drought a female impala can withhold giving birth for several weeks, waiting for rain.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, but dogs only have about ten. An ant can detect movement through five centimeters of earth
Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph. Hummingbirds are the smallest birds - so tiny that one of their enemies is an insect, the praying mantis.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground, it can't hop.
Mountain lions are known by more than 100 names, including panther, catamount, cougar, painter and puma. It's scientific name is Felis concolor, which means "cat of one color." At one time, mountain lions were very common! The Kakapo is the heaviest parrot in the world. It cannot fly but is good at climbing trees.
Mountain goats can turn around on a platform that is only inches wide and have been known to leap 10 feet from one ledge to another. The average adult squirrel needs to eat about a pound of food a week to maintain an active life.
Aphids are born pregnant. Aphids can give birth 10 days after being born themselves. Female spiders spin better webs than males do.
Hens will usually only lay their eggs when it is light out. Turkey vultures can swoop up to 60 mph in order to avoid being "mobbed" by ravens or jays.
Most birds sit on their eggs to incubate them, but not this common scrub hen. Instead, it uses the heat from volcanoes to keep its eggs warm. It buries its eggs in the side of a volcano on the pacific island where it lives. African Elephants can lift up to 600 pounds (272.15 kg) with their trunks.
The African civet is the largest member of the Viverridae family, which contains a total of 66 species. All members of the Viverridae family are found in the Old World. Bats fly in a manner similar to a swimmer doing the butterfly stroke. They can reach speeds of up to 30 miles an hour in open areas.
A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away. A racehorse can run at speeds of up to 43 miles per hour.
Owls can turn their head 180 degrees. Many species even 270, and some, such as the Barred Owl a full 360 degrees! The free-roaming wild boar population in the UK is estimated at 1,000 animals (as of early 2008).
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! A bee could travel 4 million miles (6.5 million km) at 7 mph (11 km/h) on the energy it would obtain from 1 gallon (3.785 liters) of nectar, or it could just sit down and enjoy that honey properly.
It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound. A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times its own weight each year.
The cheetah is one of only four known species of cats with semi-retractable claws (the other three species are the Fishing Cat, the Flat-headed Cat and the Iriomote Cat). Only the female mosquito will bite.
Wild boars were introduced to America sometime in the 1500’s. Throughout their range, aardwolves (whose diet consists of 90% termites) seem to prefer termites belonging to the genus Trinervitermes. Aardwolves also supplement their diets with termites belonging to the genera Hodotermes, Macrotermes, and Odontotermes.
A snail can slide over a sharp knife without getting hurt. The African Elephant can move at speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 mph) when frightened or upset. However, a more sedate 6 km/h (4 mph) is more common.
A hippo can open it's mouth wide enough to fit a four foot child inside. Infant beavers are called kittens.
The aardwolf has two recognized geographically separate subspecies; Proteles cristatus cristatus (Southern Africa), and Proteles cristatus septentrionalis (Eastern Africa). Yaks generally live 20-25 years.
Berkshire pigs are considered the oldest pig breed in Britain. Berkshires are considered Vulnerable by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust of Britain. A racehorse can run at speeds of up to 43 miles per hour.
The blood vessels of a blue whale are wide enough for an adult trout to swim through. Arctic wolves bury leftover meat in the frozen ground or snow to save it for leaner times.
Camel calves grow extremely fast for the first year of their lives, around 0.19-0.31 kg (0.4-0.7 pounds) a day. All polar bears are left-handed.
Pigs only have apocrine glands (sweat glands) which are responsible for creating pheromones in non-human mammals. They do not have eccrine glands like humans do. Because it cannot sweat, a pig will wallow in mud or water to cool down, and may even enjoy playing in a sprinkler if you provide one Millipedes may have as many as 330 legs but they don't move very fast because the legs are short and their bodies are close to the ground.
The brown bear is found in North America, Europe, and Asia, making it the most widely distributed bear in the world. One-humped camels run faster than two-humped camels.
"Spooky," a blue Russian cat, and "George," a Boston Terrier, were the first animals in America to be fitted with prescription contact lenses! The Border Collie was the 139th breed recognized by the American Kennel Club.
The Asiatic cheetah (A. j. venaticus), a subspecies of cheetah once found throughout Asia, is now critically endangered. Today, only 50-100 Asiatic cheetahs are believed to exist, with all confirmed reports of sightings coming from Iran. The quail builds its nest on the ground, and lives in grassy areas.
Coconuts kill more people than sharks. The white-handed gibbon (or Lar gibbon) once found in Yunnan province of China, is believed to be extinct in that region as of early 2008. A white-handed gibbon was last seen in Yunnan province in 1988, and their loud, distinctive call was last heard in 1992. It is hoped that the species still exists in other parts of its historical range.
All significant breeding populations of wild boar in the UK are currently found in England. There are 6 to 14 frogs species in the world that have no tongues. One of these is the African dwarf frog.
Sheep snore... Dromedary camels are no longer wild animals, they are considered semi-domesticated because they are normally free-ranging but under herdsman control. There have been no wild populations of dromedary camels for 2,000 years (feral populations do exist).
Miniature goats may live up to 20 years provided they are well cared for. Vampire bats eat about 1 oz (20 ml) of blood a night.
Although individual populations are at risk, only one species of wild boar is deemed to be in need of protection. The native pig of the Ryukyu Islands (S. s. riukiuanus), a subspecies of wild boar, is considered vulnerable due to excessive hunting. Roaches break wind every 15 minutes.
An African Elephant’s trunk is usually about 5 feet (1.52 m) long and weighs around 300 pounds (136.4 kg). Lobsters and jellyfish never stop growing.
A chameleon can move its eyes in two directions at the same time. An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Most other fish have skeletons made of bone. A shark's skeleton is made of cartilage, a type of strong but flexible tissue.
Most other fish have skeletons made of bone. A shark's skeleton is made of cartilage, a type of strong but flexible tissue. An Elephant's tusks never stop growing as long as it lives.
When a starfish is broken apart it can regrow its body. They also eat animals like clams and scallops. They use their tube feet to pry the shells open. A single pig gave birth to 34 piglets in Denmark in 1961.
Did you know that beetles taste like apples? There are more insects in ten square feet of a rain forest than there are people in Manhattan.
African Elephants have two fingerlike features on the tips of their trunks, allowing them to manipulate small objects (Asian Elephants only have one). Female elephants are one of the few animals (other than humans) who live past their reproductive years. A female elephant usually ends her reproductive period between the ages of 45-50. Female elephants continue to assist in the care of other’s young even when they can no longer reproduce.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. Giraffes have no vocal cords, they communicate with their tails.
The Bat-eared Fox has between 46 and 50 teeth, more than any other heterodont placental mammal (the term ‘heterodont’ describes animals with teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, such as humans). Most honey bees die after it stings people as our skin is elastic, unsuitable for their stingers which are meant for harder inelastic skins. Their venom glands are also torn out in the process.
A crocodile can't stick its tongue out Moles are able to tunnel through 300 feet of earth in a day.
Both male and female African Civets produce civet musk. The amount each animal can produce depends on the overall size of the animal. A large male African Civet can produce as much as 6.4 grams (.22 ounces) of civet musk every five days. The average African Civet produces 3-4 grams (.10-.14 ounces) every five days. There was a small population of feral dromedary camels in the southwestern United States until about 1905.
Snakes are immune to their own venom. Camels have a double row of eyelashes to protect their eyes from blowing sand.
African civets produce a musk from their perennial glands (located under the tail). Civet musk is usually a light yellow color, and has the consistency of thick grease. This musk is refined to produce a compound called civetone which is used in perfume, and some traditional medicines. Ostriches can run faster than horses and the males can roar like lions.
Over a study of 80 years, scientists have still not seen any ostriches bury their heads in the sand. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows! A Polar Bear's skin is black.
African Civets are not the only species of civet to produce civet musk, the Lesser Indian Civet, or Rasse (Viverricula indica), also produces civet musk. The African Barb horse breed originated in Northern Africa during the 8th century, the exact date is unknown.
Black mamba snakes can slither along at 10 feet per second. Leopards have been recorded running as fast as 36 miles per hour (58 km/h) for short distances.
The cheetah’s respiratory rate climbs from 60 to 150 breaths per minute when running at full speed. Abaco Barbs (a strain of Barbs found on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas) once numbered over 200 animals. This struggling breed now consists of only 8 animals (as of early 2008). DNA testing of Abaco Barbs has proven that the breed has not changed in over 250 years.
The tuatara is just like a reptile that lived millions of years ago, even before the dinosaurs. Today it only lives in New zealand, where it often shares a petrel's burrow. In the day, the tuatara may even be left with a baby chick while the mother hunts for food. The poodle was introduced to America in the late 1880’s, and first recognized by the AKC in 1887.
Cows have 4 different chambers in their stomach to aid in digesting their food. The African Elephant has the longest gestation period (time in the womb) of any mammal. The average African Elephant gestation period is 660 days, but may last as long as 760 days.
One giant frog set a world’s record when it jumped over 6 feet. Platypus swim with their eyes, ears and nostrils shut, propelling itself with their forefeet, and using their hind feet for brakes and steering.
A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average! It is believed that up to 90% of adult Black rhinoceros deaths are the result of poaching to obtain their horn.
The English Bulldog Club of Canada, now known as the Bulldog Club of Central Canada, was the first bulldog club formed in Canada. It was formed in the 1920’s, and was registered with the CKC in 1979. Eagles can’t hunt when it’s raining.
The name ‘ferret’ is thought to have derived from the Latin word for ‘thief’ as ferrets are well known for their love of taking small items and hiding them. Cats have 32 muscles in each ear and they purr at about 26 cycles per second.
The Giant Runt is the largest breed of domestic pigeon (they are called ‘runts’ because of their origins in France and Spain where the term means common or plain, not small). The smallest living kangaroo, the Musky Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) has an average head-body length of only about 10 inches (25 centimeters).
Camel milk does not curdle. Pigeons are one of the oldest domesticated bird species in the world, many experts believe they were the first bird species to be domesticated.
Earthworms have five pairs of hearts, close to the front of their bodies. A group of jellyfish is known as a “smack”
A squid can move through the water at up to 25 miles per hour. Both male and female goats grow horns.
While there is little agreement about the exact number of subspecies of the Eurasian lynx, these five are commonly recognized: Lynx lynx lynx (found in Scandinavia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe and western Serbia, Caucasus, Siberia, Mongolia, Northern China, and Korea) Lynx lynx isabellinus (Central Asia) Lynx lynx kozlovi (Central Siberia) Lynx lynx sardiniae (Sardinia, now extinct) Lynx lynx stroganovi (Amur region) Dolphins have teeth, a four chambered heart (like humans) and even have a light covering of hair.
A giraffe heart is about 2 feet (0.6 meters) long and weighs about 25 pounds (11 kilograms). Giraffes need these massive hearts to pump blood throughout their large bodies and long necks. The average garden-variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head.
Sheep have an average body temperature of 38.2-39.8 C (100.9-103.8 F), a heart rate of 70-80 beats per minute, and take an average of 12-20 breaths per minute. Ninety percent of Florida's brown pelicans which are injured or killed, do so when they become entangled in fishing lines.
Standing as tall as 6 feet (1.8 meters), the Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus), is the largest living species of kangaroo. The Red Kangaroo also has the distinction of being the largest living marsupial. A frog's front legs act as shock absorbers to make safe landings when jumping. They always land on their front feet.
Sheep can survive up to two weeks buried in snow drifts. Tassel-eared marmosets emit a cricket-like call. When they feel threatened they raise their eyebrows as a display.
The Maasai Giraffe, also known as the Kilimanjaro Giraffe, is the largest species of giraffe and can reach heights exceeding 17 feet (5.18 meters) Kiwis are the only birds that hunt by smell.
that few people are aware of the vast numbers of pets that are abandoned each year? No statistics could really tell you either because the amount and range of abandoned pets is so vast. Those that are abandoned often become feral, die of disease or starvation, or are picked up by an animal shelter. 77% of all animals in shelters are KILLED. Brown bears have five curved claws on each paw. The front claws are longer than the back, and may be up to 15 cm (6 inches) long. The front claws are mainly used for digging, but are also used for killing prey and fighting.
A turtle can breathe through its butt. Giraffes have very large lungs that can hold about 12 gallons (55 liters) of air at a time.
Although Raccoons are considered one of the four primary carriers of the rabies virus in the US, only one human death as the result of the Raccoon strain of the virus has been documented. Because of it's fixed tongue, it is easier for a snapping turtle to swallow under water.
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), is the only living member of the genus Acinonyx. The wild Giant Panda population is currently limited to six small forest fragments in southwestern China.
Red Foxes have the widest distribution of any canid species (the Canidae family includes dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals). The Walrus’s scientific name is Odobenus rosmarus. Odobenus comes from the Greek "tooth walker", referring the way they use their tusks to pull themselves onto ice.
The Malayan flying fox has a wingspan up to 79 inches in length and weighs 53 ounces. The African Barb horse breed is believed to have had more influence on world horse breeds than any other breed aside from the Arabian horse.
Happy rats will chatter or grind their teeth; it’s called "bruxing." Aardwolves in Southern Africa lose as much as 20% of their bodyweight each winter, because their primary source of food, termites, are not active during the colder months.
Pigeons have three sets of eyelids. There is a large population of feral Dromedary camels in central Australia. This population, estimated at around 700,000 animals, is descended from animals imported for transportation purposes.
Wombats are extremely strong and very proficient diggers. Cheetahs are the fastest land animals over short distances but must stop after about an hour because it gets too hot. They may take up to 20 minutes to cool down after a fast chase.
A rat can last longer without water than a camel can. To conserve oxygen on deep dives penguins slow their heart rate. The heart rate of a diving emperor penguin is about 15% lower than its resting heart rate.
Australian fur seals are the largest species of all fur seals, and are capable of reaching weights as great as 360kg (790lbs). The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.
According to American Kennel Club statistics, the Labrador Retriever was the most popular registered dog in the United States for the 17th consecutive year in 2007. With an average weight of only 3-4 pounds (1-2 kg), the Holland lop is the smallest lop-eared rabbit.
The Suffolk sheep breed, a white-bodied sheep with black wool free legs and face, is the most popular pure breed of sheep in the US. Suffolks account for more than 50% of purebred sheep registrations in the United States. Weighing more than 200 pounds (90 kg), the Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), is both the heaviest living kangaroo and heaviest marsupial.
Australian fur seals establish breeding colonies over a relatively small part of their total range. Studies show that Australian fur seals have as few as 5 breeding colonies, although some experts believe there may be as many as 9. The Kuvasz was intentionally bred to have a light-colored coat, to make it easier for shepherds to distinguish their dogs from wolves attacking at night.
The Alaskan Malamute breed is descended from dogs kept by the Mahlemuits tribe of upper western Alaska, this is also where the breed got its name. On July 8th, 2006 the World Conservation Union declared Diceros bicornis longipes (a subspecies of Black rhino) tentatively extinct, after finding no trace of the last remaining population in northern Cameroon, which was previously counted at 10 animals.
The Ozmilion kennel is considered by many to be the top Yorkshire Terrier kennel of all time. It has produced many champion dogs, including ‘CH Ozmilion Mystification’, who made history in 1997 by being the first Yorkie ever to win the coveted Best In Show award at the prestigious dog show, Cruft's. There are four commonly accepted subspecies of wild boar; Sus scrofa scrofa (Western Africa, Europe), Sus scrofa ussuricus (northern Asia and Japan), Sus scrofa cristatus (Asia Minor, India), and Sus scrofa vittatus (Indonesia).
To bounce along at high speeds wallabies and kangaroos use their enormous back legs as springs. The European mink was first considered Vulnerable by the IUCN in 1988. Its status was upgraded to Endangered in 1994.
A FireFly's life span is about one to three weeks. The European mink was first considered Vulnerable by the IUCN in 1988. Its status was upgraded to Endangered in 1994.
Although typical dens are much smaller, Wolverines have been known to dig dens as deep as 4.5 meters (15 feet) with lateral tunnels extending as far as 45.7 meters (150 feet). The Old English Sheepdog was first shown in 1873 at the Birmingham Dog Show, which is held in England.
At birth, a Musk Ox calf weighs between 18 and 25 pounds (8-115 kg) on average. The top butterfly flight speed is 12 miles per hour. Some moths can fly 25 miles per hour!
A Cornish game hen is really a young chicken, usually 5 to 6 weeks of age, that weighs no more than 2 pounds. Blue eyes on a Samoyed are considered a fault in show rings, and can result in disqualification for the dog.
Civet musk and its refined form, civetone, were first identified in the 1920’s. The chemical compound was produced artificially beginning in the late 1940’s. High quality perfume producers are said to still prefer natural civetone, however, this may be changing as prices go up and concern for animal welfare increases. Ants are social insects and live in colonies which may have as many as 500,000 individuals.
Siberian Tigers have much thicker fur than their warmer-climate relatives. A Siberian Tiger’s fur contains approximately 6,600 hairs per square inch (or 3,000 hairs per square cm). Dogs can bite as hard as 240 lbs of pressure per square inch of mouth area.
Crocodiles are very long lived, with both saltwater and American crocodiles living to an average of 70 years in the wild. The oldest recorded crocodile was 115 when it died, and lived in a Russian zoo. A male freshwater crocodile living in an Australian zoo is estimated to be over 130 years old. The Arctic Wolf is the only subspecies of wolf still found over the whole of its original range. This is mainly because humans find its natural habitat so inhospitable.
A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't. The speckles on a bird's egg are as individual as a fingerprint.
The Pygmy Slow Loris is currently one of only 181 species protected by the Species Survival Plan (SSP) program, which is administered by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. When a cheetah runs, only one paw at a time touches the ground, and there are two points where no paws touch the ground (when all limbs are fully extended, and again when all limbs are doubled up).
In animal intelligence tests pigs often outscore dogs, and are considered by some people to be the most intelligent domestic animal. A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.
The European mink is considered highly endangered and legally protected in all range countries except Russia. It is illegal to keep a Koala as a pet in every country. Zoos and wildlife rehabilitators must apply for special permits before keeping Koalas.
When camels eat they chew each bite 40 to 50 times. Now that is well chewed! Snowy Owls guard their nests fiercely, and will attack intruders as large as wolves. Snowy Owls have been known to attack predators as much as 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) out from the nest.
An ant can detect movement through five centimeters of earth. The largest single litter of piglets was born to a sow on an Australian farm. She gave birth to 37 piglets, 36 of which were alive. 33 of the piglets survived to maturity.
Scientists believe there are as many as 15 living species of gibbon. However, this number is in dispute, in part because of differences in opinion about which species are really separate species and which are merely subspecies. The horseshoe crab has sky-blue blood.
The Orangutan is one of the official state animals of Sabah Malaysia. There are only two recognized subspecies of Bat-eared Fox: Otocyon megalotis megalotis (found in South Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa), and Otocyon megalotis canescens (Ethiopia, and Somalia).
Emperor penguins have evolved to hunt fast mid-water prey such as squids. Because of their prey they tend to dive deeper and remain submerged for longer periods than other penguins. The deepest dive recorded for an emperor penguin was 535 m (1,755 ft.); the longest recorded dive was 21 minutes. However, both of these measurements are considered extreme; most dives are within 21 m (70 ft.) of the surface and last only 2-8 minutes. Bamboo, the primary food-source for Giant Pandas, provides much of a Panda’s daily water requirements. Bamboo is usually about 50% water by volume, while new-bamboo shoots can be nearly 90% water.
Raccoons have died off in several parts of their original range, including Cuba and Jamaica, where they were last seen in 1687. Kangaroos hop across the grassy plains of Australia at high speed. They cruise at 40 kph and reach 60kph for short bursts, using their long tail to help them balance. One red kangaroo made a record breaking long-jump of almost 13 metres.
Zebras can't see the color orange. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey. Sea otters are the only marine mammals that do not have an insulating layer of blubber.
The African black rhinoceros excretes its own weight in dung every 48 hours. An average dairy cow produces four times its body weight in manure each year.
Giraffe tongues are blue-black in color and up to 18 to 20 inches (46 to 50 centimeters) long. Dingoes are considered the primary mammalian carnivore in Australia, although they compete with foxes and feral cats for many prey sources.
The average garden-variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head. The average caterpillar has about 2000 muscles and the average human has only 700
Brown poodles are known to occasionally become prematurely grey. This is most common with miniature poodles. A kiwi is an endangered, flightless bird that is native only to New Zealand. Kiwi birds are nocturnal and very shy.
The Alaskan Malamute was recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1935. In the winter, Reindeer use their hooves to dig feeding crates in snow up to three feet deep.
Hippos do not have sweat glands. Their pores secrete a reddish-pink fluid that acts as a natural conditioner, preventing their skin from cracking in the hot tropical heat. The Lincoln sheep breed is widely considered the largest domestic sheep breed with mature rams weighing between 113-160 kg (250- 350 pounds). While individuals of other breeds occasionally weigh more, the Lincoln has the highest breed average.
According to the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF), around 4,000 Koalas are killed each year by dogs and cars alone. As their natural habitat is destroyed, Koalas must live closer to humans than they otherwise would choose to. The Old English Sheepdog Club of America was founded in 1904, a year before the breed received AKC recognition.
Giant Burrowing Cockroaches can grow to 3.5 inches in length and can live up to 10 years. The African Barb horse breed originated in Northern Africa during the 8th century, the exact date is unknown.
A large swarm of locusts can eat 80,000 tons of corn a day. African Pygmy goats stand about 15 to 20 inches tall and can be just as wide across as they are tall.
A jellyfish is 95% water. The Bat-eared Fox is the only species in the genus Otocyon.
Skunks spray such a foul odor that human noses can detect it at 10 parts per billion, which is why the smell seems to linger for so long. The Maine Coon has been the official cat of the state of Maine since 1985.
The Bat-eared Fox is the only canid to have largely abandoned mammalian prey in favor of insects. A Bat-eared Fox’s diet may be as much as 80% insects. Asian elephants prefer a wide range of forest habitats, including mountain forests at heights of 10,000 feet.
A slug has 4 noses. The average caterpillar has about 2000 muscles and the average human has only 700.
One gram of a cobra's venom is enough to kill 50 people. Cobras cannot retract their fangs like vipers can. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
Brown poodles are known to occasionally become prematurely grey. This is most common with miniature poodles. A kiwi is an endangered, flightless bird that is native only to New Zealand. Kiwi birds are nocturnal and very shy.
Emperor penguins have evolved to hunt fast mid-water prey such as squids. Because of their prey they tend to dive deeper and remain submerged for longer periods than other penguins. The deepest dive recorded for an emperor penguin was 535 m (1,755 ft.); the longest recorded dive was 21 minutes. However, both of these measurements are considered extreme; most dives are within 21 m (70 ft.) of the surface and last only 2-8 minutes. The Alaskan Malamute was recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1935.
Although Raccoons are considered one of the four primary carriers of the rabies virus in the US, only one human death as the result of the Raccoon strain of the virus has been documented. 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of civet musk can produce 3000 litres (659.92 gallons) of good quality perfume making it very valuable.
The average caterpillar has about 2000 muscles and the average human has only 700. Earthworms have five pairs of hearts, close to the front of their bodies.
Mockingbirds can imitate any sound from a squeaking door to a cat meowing. During the day the Tasmanian Devil usually hides in a den or dense bush.
Sea otters are the only marine mammals that do not have an insulating layer of blubber. In the winter, Reindeer use their hooves to dig feeding crates in snow up to three feet deep.
A female saltwater crocodile can lay up to 90 eggs at a time (average clutch size is between 40-60 eggs). The leafy sea dragon has only been recorded from the southern coastline of Australia, from Kangaroo Island, South Australia to Rottnest Island, Western Australia.
About 22% of the world's catch of tuna goes into cat food in the United States. A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink.
The sphynx, a breed of domestic cat, first appeared in Canada in 1966. Although called hairless, the cats actually are covered with very short hair that is difficult to see and even more difficult to feel. The heaviest crustacean ever found was a lobster weighing 42 lb (19 kg), caught in 1934.
Krill plays an important role in the food chain of the sea. They are eaten by multiple different types of species: like herring, squid, and the great whales. Gila monsters are great swimmers, although they are rarely near water. They will store extra fat in its tail as a food reserve.
Pigeon droppings were once quite valuable; in ancient Egypt pigeon manure was highly prized, while in the 17th century King George I of England, decreed all pigeon droppings to be property of the Crown because they were used to produce saltpeter used in gunpowder. Some baby giraffes are more than six feet tall at birth.
Flying fish generally do not actually fly, but glide on their outstretched fins for distances of up to 0.4 km. The Inuit name for Musk Oxen, “Oomingmak” is usually translated as “the bearded one”.
Several studies focusing on Raccoon memory have shown that Raccoons can remember the solutions to specific tasks for up to three years. Dromedary camels need 6 to 8 times as much salt as other animals, to help them absorb and store water.