50 Mind blowing facts from the animal kingdom
Here are 50 more mind-blowing facts from the animal kingdom:
- A cat has a total of 32 muscles in each ear, which allows them to move their ears in any direction.
- Sloths only defecate once a week, and they climb down from trees to do so.
- A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
- Octopuses have three hearts.
- Kangaroos can’t walk backwards.
- A group of ferrets is called a business.
- A rhinoceros’ horn is made of compacted hair.
- A jellyfish is not a fish, but a type of plankton.
- The blue whale has the largest heart of any animal.
- A cheetah can run up to 70 mph (113 km/h) for short distances.
- Pigs can get sunburned.
- The horned lizard can squirt blood from its eyes to scare off predators.
- A giraffe’s neck has the same number of vertebrae as a human’s neck.
- A lobster’s blood is colorless until exposed to oxygen, at which point it turns blue.
- A group of owls is called a parliament.
- Camels can close their nostrils to keep out sand and dust.
- Seahorses mate for life and hold each other’s tails when they travel.
- The common garden snail has 14,000 teeth.
- A group of gorillas is called a band.
- The fangtooth fish has the largest teeth of any fish in the ocean in relation to its body size.
- A dolphin can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes.
- Polar bears’ fur is not white, but actually transparent and hollow.
- The humpback whale’s song can last up to 20 minutes and be heard over 20 miles away.
- A group of crows is called a murder.
- A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long.
- The pistol shrimp’s claw can create a sonic boom that stuns its prey.
- An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
- A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
- The tongue of a blue whale can weigh as much as an elephant.
- A group of ants is called a colony.
- The largest known jellyfish has a bell that measures 7.6 feet (2.3 meters) across.
- A group of lions is called a pride.
- Hummingbirds can flap their wings up to 80 times per second.
- A group of crocodiles is called a bask.
- A woodpecker’s tongue can wrap around its brain to protect it from injury.
- A group of hyenas is called a cackle.
- A shark can detect a drop of blood in 25 gallons (100 liters) of water.
- A group of skunks is called a surfeit.
- A penguin can dive up to 500 feet (150 meters) deep.
- A group of ravens is called an unkindness.
- The male seahorse carries and gives birth to the young.
- A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle.
- A praying mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.
- A group of otters is called a romp.
- The blue-ringed octopus is one of the most venomous animals in the world.
- A group of toucans is called a flock.
- A woodchuck can chuck approximately 700 pounds (A woodchuck can chuck approximately 700 pounds (318 kg) of dirt in a single day.
- A group of zebras is called a zeal.
- A male lion’s roar can be heard up to five miles (eight kilometers) away.
- A tardigrade, also known as a water bear, can survive extreme conditions such as being frozen, boiled, or exposed to radiation, and can live for over 60 years.