Animal Facts 1.Back in 1924, a monkey was convicted in South Bend of the crime of smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a 25 dollar fine! 2.Flamingos are pink because shrimp is one of their main sources of food. 3.The Mayans and Aztecs symbolised every tenth day with the dog, and those born under this sign were believed to have outstanding leadership skills. 4.When a male tiger and female lionmate they make a tigon, when a male lion and female tiger mate they make a liger. 5.French poodles did not originate in France – they came from Germany. 6.The breeding age for male goats is between 8-10 months. 7.Elephants don’t drink through their trunks like a straw. 8.Baby whales grow to a 1/3 of their mother’s length in the womb. 9. Goats do not have teeth in their upper front jaw. 10.Goat’s milk is higher in calcium, vitamin A and niacin than cow’s milk. 11.Turkeys have a poor sense of smell, but excellent sense of taste. 12. Cats can hear ultrasound. 13.Tuna fish can swim 40 miles in a single day. 14.Bumblebees have hair on their eyes. 15.Penguins can jump 6 feet out of water. 16.Giraffe hearts pump twice as hard as a cow’s to get blood to its brain. 17.Blue whales have large enough aortas (the main blood vessel) for a human to crawl through. 18.Some dogs can smell dead bodies under water! 19.More than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the US at Thanksgiving. 20.Baby whales can gain up to 200 pounds per day. Seasons greetings ;) :D Emmeys Plant and Animal World
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:26:42 +0000
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