Animal Facts

    Animal Facts

    Learn amazing facts about wildlife with our regularly updated category for animal facts.

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    An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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    The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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    Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
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    Most domestic turkeys are so heavy they are unable to fly.
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    The abdomen of the ant contains two stomachs. One stomach holds the food for itself and second stomach is for food to be shared with other ants.
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    The smallest known dinosaur is Compsognathus.
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    Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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    The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs!
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    The Slave-Maker Ant (Polyergus Rufescens) raids the nests of other ants and steals their pupae. When these new ants hatch,they work as slaves within the colony.
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    If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.
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    The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur!
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    Dalmatians are born without spots.
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    Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water.
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    Vultures fly without flapping their wings.
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    The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.
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    The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head!
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