Weird Wildlife Facts
Animal Trivia
* Hummingbirds can fly, but they can not walk.
* Donkeys can be dangerous. More people are killed by donkeys than plane crashes.
* Whether they have one hump or two, all camels have a straight spine.
* Sharks eggs are larger than any egg in existence.
* Camels can go a long time without water, but rats can go longer.
* Opossums don’t actually play dead; they pass out from fear.
* A sleeping snail can survive for up to three years without eating.
* The sound of a lion’s roar can travel as far as five miles.
* Anteaters will eat ants, but they prefer termites.
* A duck’s quack is the only animal sound with no echo. Nobody knows why.
* Cats more than 100 different vocal sounds at their disposal.
* Most dragonflies die after 24 hours.
* On earth, chickens outnumber humans.
* A rhino’s horn is made of keratin, a.k.a. compressed hair.
* A goldfish can turn white if it is kept in a very dark room.
* Moths are not attracted to light; they fly to the blackest point behind the light.
* Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
* The original name for a butterfly was flutterby.
* Reindeer survive extreme cold by eating moss, which warms their body fluids, thus preventing them from freezing to death.
* Crocodiles eat rocks to aid in their digestion.
