Animal Facts About Wildlife

Researchers find new emperor penguin colonies by looking for their poop from a satellite in space.

Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.

The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.

It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur!

There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings in the world.

At 17 years old, an Indian man named Jadav Payeng started planting trees on a barren sandbar. At age 47, he lives in his own 1360 acre forest which now houses rhinos, tigers, deer, apes and elephants.

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.

The most powerful electric eel is found in the rivers of Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru, and produces a shock of 400-650 volts.

Hermit crabs can live over 30 years in the wild—far longer than most people realize, especially compared to the few months they typically survive as pets.

The Giant South African Earthworm can grow up to 22 feet long and 1 inch in thick.

Caucasian Mountain Dog (aka Russian Bear Dog) males reach over 200lb and have historically been used to hunt bears.

More than 90% of shark attack victims survive.

All the swans in England are property of the Queen.

A full-grown bear can run as fast as a horse.

The raccoon dog is a wild animal in East Asia which looks like a raccoon but is actually a dog.

In 2005, a 12-year-old Ethiopian girl was kidnapped by seven men who intended to force her into marriage. When police and relatives found her a week later, three lions were standing guard around her. The kidnappers were gone. A wildlife expert said the girl's crying may have sounded like a mewing lion cub, which could explain why they protected her instead of attacking. The lions turned and walked back into the forest as the humans approached.

Dragonflies can reach top speeds ranging from 22 to 35 miles per hour, depending on the species.