Houseflies don’t allow their short lifespans (14 days) to hinder their musical abilities. They always hum in the key of F.
Ostriches can run faster than horses, and the male ostriches can roar like lions.
Bats are the only mammals that can fly, but wouldn’t it be awesome if humans could fly too?
Kangaroos use their tails for balance, so if you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground, it can’t hop.
On
average, there are 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas. Bet you’ll
think twice before going outside now – unless you’re this guy.6. Tiger
Tigers not only have stripes on their fur, they also have them on their skin. No two tigers ever have the same stripes.
7. 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.
Fleas can jump up to 200 times their height. This is equivalent to a man jumping the Empire State Building in New York.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. All the better for them to eavesdrop on your conversations and plot your demise.
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.
Koala bears almost exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else.
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.
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.
Oysters can change gender depending on which is best for mating. Talk about successful adaptation.
Butterflies have two compound eyes consisting of thousands of lenses, yet they can only see the colors red, green and yellow.
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