10 Snail Don’t try this at home, but a snail can grow back a new eye if it loses one. 9 Turtle You can tell a turtle’s gender by the noise it makes. Males grunt andfemales hiss. 8 Giraffe Giraffes have no vocal cords and their tongues are blue-black incolor. 7 Squirrel You might want to thank a squirrel the next time you enjoy the shade of a tree. Millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels that bury nuts and then forget where they hid them. 6 Humpback Whale Humpback whales create the loudest sound of any living creature. And you thought the loudest sound came from that two-year-old you sat next to on your trans-continental flight, didn’t you? 5 Dog Dogs’ nose prints are as uniqueas human fingerprints and can be used to identify them. 4 Seahorse The slowest fish is the seahorse, which moves along at about 0.01 mph. 3 Pig Pigs communicate constantly with one another; more than 20 vocalizations have been identified that pigs use in different situations, from wooing mates to saying, “I’m hungry!” 2 Poodle Contrary to popular belief, French poodles actually originated in Germany. Maybe you should’ve named her Gretl instead of Fifi. 1 Hummingbird Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards and their wings can beat at up to 80 times per second
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