Friday, 10 February 2012
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  • It may take longer than two days for a chick to break out of its shell.
  • Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph.
  • Despite man's fear and hatred of the wolf, it has not ever been proved that a non-rabid wolf ever attacked a human.
  • There are more than 100 million dogs and cats in the United States.
  • Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year.
  • Cat's urine glows under a black light .
  • The largest cockroach on record is one measured at 3.81 inches in length.
  • It is estimated that a single toad may catch and eat as many as 10,000 insects in the course of a summer.
  • Amphibians eyes come in a variety shapes and sizes. Some even have square or heart-shaped pupils.
  • It would require an average of 18 hummingbirds to weigh in at 1 ounce.
  • Dogs that do not tolerate small children well are the St. Bernard, the Old English sheep dog, the Alaskan malamute, the bull terrier, and the toy poodle.
  • Moles are able to tunnel through 300 feet of earth in a day.
  • Howler monkeys are the noisiest land animals. Their calls can be heard over 2 miles away.
 


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