1 The Kodiak, which is native to Alaska, is the largest bear and can measure up to eight feet and weigh as much as 1,700 pounds.

2.The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail.

3. The longest distance a deepwater lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles.
Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison.

4. A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.

5. Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell.

6.Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do.

7. The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.

8.The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half.

9.Chinese Crested dogs can get acne.

10.Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years.

11.Female alligators lay about 40 eggs that hatch in 60 - 70 days.

12.Emus cannot walk backwards.

13.The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the sea turtle.

14.Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations.

15.The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body. The name for this is exoskelton.

16.Some snails live on branches in trees.

17. Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year.

18.An average city dog lives approximately three years longer than an average country dog.

19.The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour.

20.Rabbits can live up to ten years.

21.The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hound.

22.The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would otherwise kill another animal.

23.The word "moose" comes from the native Algonquian Indian word meaning "twig eater."

24.An armadillo can walk under water.

25.On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14 times a day.

26.The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.

27.There is a dog museum in St. Louis, Missouri.

28.Before the fur trade had started in Canada, it was estimated that there were over 6 million beavers.

29.A rabbit is not able to vomit.

30.Cheetahs are the fastest land animal and can reach speeds up to 72mph.

31.One of the most dangerous insect in the world is the common housefly. They carry and transmit more diseases than any other animal in the world.

32. The Great White Shark can grow to be more than twenty feet long and can weigh approximately 4,000 pounds.

33.Any animal that has skin hair or fur can get dandruff, but in animals it is called "dander."

34. A leech has 32 brains.

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35.The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair.

36. Armadillos breed in July, but get pregnant in November after delaying implantation. This allows the young to be born during the spring when there is an abundance of food.

37. Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of their body to help detect water currents and vibrations.

38. Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke recovery.

39. Tarantulas can live up to 30 years.

40. The biggest bug in the world is the Goliath Beetle which can weigh up to 3.5 ounces and be 4.5 inches long.

41. The fat that comes from sheep, which is called tallow, can also be used to produce soap and candles.

42. When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born.

43. Goats do not have upper front teeth.

44. Octopus and squid are thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates.

45. On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.

46. The fastest shark is the "Shortfin Mako," which can swim as fast as sixty miles per hour.

47. The flatulation from domesticated cows produce about 30% of the methane on this planet.

48. A slug has four noses.

49. Mosquitoes have teeth.

50. An adult sheep can eat between 1 to 4 kg of food per day.

51. Panthers are known as black leopards, as they are the same species of leopard. If looked at closely, black spots can be seen on a panther.

52. Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day.

53. Dolphins hear by having sound waves transmit through their skull to their inner ear region.

54. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

55.A butterfly can see the colors red, green, and yellow.

56. Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.

57. A baby kangaroo is called a joey.

58. True spiders always have organs for spinning silk known as spinnerets.

59. A species of dolphin is born naturally blind in the Indus and Ganges rivers in South Asia. These dolphins have a highly sophisticated sonar system and swim on only one side of their body.

60.An oyster can change its gender.

61. From all the states, Montana has the most different species of animals.

62. A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour.

63. The Barn Owls hearing is so highly developed that they can hunt for their prey in total darkness.

64. A mother hen turns her egg approximately 50 times in a day. This is so the yolk does not stick to the shell.

65. The reason why flamingos are pink is because they eat shrimp which have a red pigment.

66. Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks and dinosaurs.

67. A newly hatched fish is called a "fry."

68. The male howler monkey of Central and South America is the noisiest land animal, which can be heard clearly from a distance of ten miles away.

69. Polar bears are excellent swimmers. They have been known to swim more than 60 miles without a rest.

70. There are no two zebras who have stripes that are exactly the same.

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