30 Amazing Facts About Animals

1. There are over 40,000 muscles tendons in an elephant's trunk.

2. The Giraffe has the highest blood pressure.

3. Hippopotamus have killed more people in Africa than any other animal.

4. There are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people).

5. Warthogs live for 15 years.

6. Cats often rub up against people and furniture to lay their scent and mark their territory.

7. Squirrells are the best gardeners. Million of trees grow because squirrells forget where they put nuts and seeds.

8. Cats have a peripheral vision of 285 degrees.

9. Lions in the wild usually make no more than 20 kills a year.

10. Other members of the arachnid family include scorpions mites, ticks.

11. Cows don't have upper front teeth.

12. There are over 690 known species of Bats.

13. Humans can beat all animals in long-distance running

14. Swan in one of several birds that have a penis.

15. The heaviest dog on record is an Old English Mastiff named zorba, who weighed 343 pounds (155 KG Approx).

16. The most stupid dogs are considered to be Afghan hounds.

17. Ostriches can outrun a horse.

18. A Cheetah has amazing eyesight during the day and can spot prey from 5 km away.

19. Some dinosaurs had tails over 13m (45 feet) long.

20. Elephants are the only mammal that can't jump.

21.The cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws.

22. The spikes of a newborn hedgehog begin to appear within 24 hours.

23. Crocodiles continually grow new sets of teeth to replace old ones.

24. Spiders are not insects.

25. Tigers are the only predators known to regularly prey on adult bears.

26. Only dogs and men has the prostate.

27. A bear has 42 teeth.

28. Did you know most snakes have 1 lung.

29. Unlike most cats, tigers love the water and can easily swim three or four miles.

30. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the Cat.


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