- If you cut off a snail's eye, it will grow a new one.
- The ostrich has two toes on each foot which gives it greater speed.
- Starfish have no heart, brain, or eyes!
- 'Jaws' is the most common name for a goldfish.
- The most dogs ever owned by one person were 5,000 Mastiffs owned by Kubla Khan.
- On average, cows poop 16 times per day!
- The phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.
- The most poisonous fish in the world is the Stone fish.
- Killer Whales are not whales at all, rather a species of dolphin.
- Goats were the first animals domesticated by man in 10,000 B.C.
- Dogs have sweat glands in between their paws.
- The fear of animals is called zoophobia.
- We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
- We share 98.4% of our DNA with a chimp.
- ) Fireflies do not bite or have pincers. Fireflies are harmless, they don't even carry diseases.
- Chocolate, macadamia nuts, cooked onions, or anything with caffeine is harmful to dogs.
- No two tigers ever have the same stripes, and this is how individual tigers can be identified.
- The American Kennel Club, the most influential dog club in the United States, was founded in 1884.
- The longest recorded life span of a slug was 1 year, 6 months.
- A whale's heart beats only nine times a minute.
- Elephants are covered with hair.
- A python can swallow a rabbit whole and may eat as many as 150 mice in a six-month period.
These facts were found using the link below.
http://www.factsaboutanimals.net/