Did You Know That…..

Posted by Admin on July 22, 2010 under Cool Animal Facts | Read the First Comment

• Dogs can smell about 1,000 times better than humans can.

• Sharks have the worlds most powerful jaws.

• A dog’s whiskers can sense tiny changes in airflow.

• The elephant is the only mammal that can’t jump.

• Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds, while dogs can only make 10.

• The female lion does more than 90% of the hunting while the male simply prefers to rest.

• Sea snakes are the most poisonous snakes in the world.

• In a lifetime, the average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring.

• Border collies are the most intelligent breed of dog.

• A newborn panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces.

• Most of cats don’t have any eyelashes.

• Dalmatians are completely white at birth.

• Alligators can’t move backwards.

• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

• Salamanders breath through their skin.

• Dogs are color blind.

• A gorilla will sleep up to 14 hours a day.

• Sharks are the only known species to never have suffered from cancer.

• A rat can survive longer than a camel without water.

• The loudest noise made by an animal is the blue whale’s wistle.

• A mosquito has 47 teeth.

• A baby elephants average weight when it’s born is 232 pounds (105 kilograms).

• The oldest reliable age recorded for a dog is 29 years and 5 months.

• Although the elephant have gigantic ears, their hearing abilities is quite poor.

• The average life expectancy of an ant is 45-60 days.