Animal Facts

A pig's orgasm lasts for about 30 seconds, making it one of the longest in the animal kingdom.

The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

There are more than 150 million sheep in Australia, and only some 20 million people.

The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.

You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark.

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

In Idaho, You may not fish on a camel's back.

Snails can live up to 15 years.

Turtles can live for more than 100 years.

The Japanese liquor, Mam, uses venomous snakes as one of its main ingredients.

There are more than one million animal species on Earth!

Sheep can recognize other sheep from pictures!

Rats "laugh" when they are tickled.

Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.

In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.

In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.

An adult giraffe's tongue is 17 inches long.

Goats do not have upper front teeth.

A rodent's teeth never stop growing.

Elephants are among the most emotional creatures in the world - they have even been known to rescue other animals, such as trapped dogs.

Armadillos can get leprosy.

The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew – it’s actually an elephant