Friday, June 17, 2011

Unique Facts About Animals



1. In today's world, there is more than one million species of animals. There are 6,000 species of reptiles, 73,000 kinds of spiders and 3,000 types of lice. Also 200 million insects. 4600 species of mammals representing 0.3% of animals and 9000 species of birds representing 0.7%.

2. Number of bird species most is the kind of red-billed quelea of ​​southern Africa, in the estimate of 100 trillion.

3. A crocodile can not stick its tongue.

4. Heaviest cat named "Himmy" of the type of tabby weighs 21.3kg (46lb 15oz) died in 1984. Lies in the heart of a shrimp head.

5. Rats can breed quickly in the next 18 months, a pair of rats can have more than one million descendants.

6. Goats and squid have rectangular pupils.

7. Several types of tapeworms eat itself when food is unavailable.

8. Experiments showed that if a cat falls off the seventh floor, the chance survival of 30% less if it falls from the 20th floor.
This may occur because a cat needs 8 floors to act and react, so as to absorb the crash that occurred when arriving at the base.

9. In the state of Minnesota, people banned entry to the city of Wisconsin with a chicken on his head.

10. Polar bear liver toxic, because it contains vitamin C with very high doses.

11. Cat's urine glow under black light.

12. A cockroach can live up to nine days without its head until it dies banar.

13. A shark never get sick, they are resistant to all diseases in the know.

14. A study in Germany showed that listening to rock music too loud cause homosexual behavior in mice.

15. Is given a poison arrow frogs are capable of killing 2,200 people.

16. Pigs can not sweat.

17. In Utah, the United States, there is legislation stating that the birds have the right to use all the toll roads.

18. To live, a bird must eat at least half their weight every day.

19. All porcupines float on water.

20. Birth control pills are also effective for humans to gorillas.

21. Ostrich eyes bigger than its brain.

22. A cat has particularly 32 muscles in each ear.

23. Worms do not have ears, they detect sound vibrations to replace.

24. Giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

25. All types of cats (including leopard, cheetah, etc.) can only see two colors, namely green and blue.

26. Butterflies have three eyes

27. The squid could retreat

28. Dolphins look to his ears

29. Chimpanzee females menstruate

30. Crocodiles can cry

31. Mosquitoes prefer pregnant women and alcoholic

32. Cow stomach gas cause global warming