Nature Facts

The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does NOT grow branches until it is 75 years old.

The world's oldest crow was 59 years old. Its name was Tataji.

Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.

Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!

About 25% of Africa remains wilderness, compared to roughly 27% of North America—making them surprisingly similar despite very different development histories.

There is a giant mushroom in Oregon that is over 2,400 years old, covers 3.4 square miles of land, and is still growing!

The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!

The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!

Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.

It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up.

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

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

All the swans in England are property of the Queen.

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

The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.

A mole can dig a hole 300 feet deep in one night.

At one 'feeding', a mosquito can absorb one and a half times its own weight in blood.

Over 90% of land plants are connected through underground fungal networks called mycorrhizae, which allow trees to share nutrients, water, and chemical signals with each other—a system scientists call the 'Wood Wide Web.'