Zap - Quick Animal Facts

Hello everyone, here is another Zap post for you and this time it is about animals in general. And also if you want you can tell me what your favourite animal is. 

1. A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

2. A snail can sleep for three years.

3. A polar bear has black skin. It's fur is acctually clear. 

4. The largest lobster ever caught weighed 19 kilograms.

5. A newborn chinese water deer is so small that it can be held in the palm of the hand (almost). Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com

6. A Tarantula can live for more that 2 years without eating a single thing. Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com

7. A mole can dig a tunnel of 300 feet in just one night. Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com 

8. A sailfish can swim up to 108 kmph or 68 mph! Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com

9. A giraffe has the same number of bones in its neck as man. Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com

10. Some millipedes (Apheloria Virginiensis) are able to secrete cyanide Source: http://listverse.com

11. Hummingbirds don’t walk! Source: http://listverse.com  

12. Some frogs hear with their lungs.  Source: http://listverse.com

13.  The largest recorded jellyfish measured 2,3 m across its bell. Its tentacles measured 36 m (120 feet) in length.  Source: www.factsaboutanimals.net  

14. The largest giant squid ever found weighed 4 tons. It was found in the North Atlantic in the year 1878. Source: www.factsaboutanimals.net

15. Since octopuses have no bones they can squeeze into places the size of their eyeball. Source:http://www.dumpaday.com

16. The hippopotamus is considered to be the most dangerous animal in africa. It kills more people annually than lions, crocodiles or snakes. Source:http://www.dumpaday.com

17. On average a hedgehog's heart beats over 300 times a miniute. Source:http://www.dumpaday.com 

18. On average sharks kill more than ten humans every year. Approximately 100 people are killed when they are stepped on by cows every year. Source: http://www.dumpaday.com

19.   The grizzly bear can run as fast as an average horse.  Source: http://www.dumpaday.com

20. All clams are born as males. They can change to be female but only once and the change is irreversable. Source: http://www.dumpaday.com

Thank you for reading bye!