Fascinating Animal Facts

Did you know that a blue whale’s heart is as big as a car?

The slowest-moving animal in the world is the sloth, which can move only about 0.15 mph.

Not all penguins live in cold climates. The Galapagos penguin, for example, lives near the equator.

The tongue of a blue whale weighs as much as an elephant.

A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch long and is blind and hairless.

The honey badger is known as the most fearless animal in the world.

Bats are the only mammals that are capable of sustained flight.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out of its mouth.

The star-nosed mole has 22 appendages on its nose and can identify its prey in milliseconds.

Did you know that kangaroos can’t hop backward?

On average, a newborn giraffe stands at about six feet tall.

The mimic octopus can change its color and shape to mimic other animals.

A chicken can live for a few minutes without its head.

The ears of a desert fennec fox can reach up to six inches in length.

Bumblebees can recognize human faces.

The giraffe’s long neck contains the same number of bones as a human neck.

Some armadillos can roll themselves into a ball for protection.

Frogs do not swallow with their mouths closed.

A giraffe has the same number of neck vertebrae as humans.

Owls cannot move their eyes; instead, they have to rotate their heads up to 270 degrees.

A hummingbird beats its wings about 80 times per second.

Fascinating Animal Facts part 2

Elephants are the only mammals that can’t jump.

The Venus flytrap can close its leaves in less than a second to catch insects.

The Arctic tern has the longest migration of any animal, traveling up to 44,000 miles each year.

A newborn kangaroo is called a joey.

Beavers have transparent eyelids that allow them to see underwater.

Male seahorses carry and give birth to their young.

The horn of a rhinoceros is made of hair.

Komodo dragons have venomous saliva that helps them take down their prey.

A kangaroo can jump up to three times its own body length in one hop.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal and can reach speeds of up to 70 mph.

Armadillos always give birth to four identical quadruplets.

The king cobra’s venom can kill an adult elephant in just a few hours.

An octopus has three hearts.

The snow leopard can jump up to 50 feet in a single leap.

A male lion can be up to 50% larger than a female lion.

Giraffes only need about 30 minutes of sleep per day.

Bats can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in one hour.

It’s estimated that there are more chickens in the world than humans.

The tapir has a prehensile nose that it can use to grab leaves and fruits.

Polar bears have black skin to absorb and retain heat better.

A seahorse’s eyes can move independently of each other.

There are over 1,000 species of bats in the world.

A chameleon’s tongue can be twice the length of its body.

The tongue of a blue-eyed lemur is bright blue.