Facts Abt Animals and Birds 1

1. Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.

2. A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.

3. The most yolks ever found in one chicken egg was nine.

4. The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.

5. On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.

6. Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.

7. Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.

8. The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”

9. Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.

10. Alligators can live up to 100 years.

11. A cat can jump five types as high as it is tall!

12. Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!

13. A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

14. Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!

15. A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.

16. It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!

17. Drivers kill more deer than hunters.

18. Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.

19. A group of unicorns is called a blessing.

20. In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.

21. The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.

22. Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.

23. We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.

24. A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.

25. Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.

26. Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.

27. The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).

28. A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.

29. It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.

30. Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.

31. Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.

32. A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.

33. Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.

34. An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.

35. Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.

36. Lobsters have blue blood.

37. The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.

38. Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.

39. Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.

40. The octopus does not have a blind spot.