Tiger :
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| Tiger |
➤ Tigers are the largest cat species in the world reaching up to 3.3 meters in length and weighing up to 670 pounds.
➤ A group of tigers is known as an ' ambush ' or ' streak '.
➤ A tiger's hind legs are longer than its front legs, giving them the ability to leap forward 20-25 feet in one jump.
➤ Tigers are good swimmers and can swim up to 6 kilometers.
➤ Tigers live between 20-26 years in the wild. Adult tigers generally live alone.
➤ Tigers usually hunt alone at night time. The prey a Bengal tiger can kill in a year is equivalent to 30 buffaloes and it can eat up to 21 kilograms of meat a night.
➤ Cubs are born blind and only open their eyes 1-2 weeks after birth. Cubs start learning to hunt at six months of age but stay with their moms until they are about 18 months old.
Elephant :
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| Elephant |
➤ There are only two types of elephants in the world - African elephants and Asian elephants. The African elephants are bigger and taller than Asian. Both female and male African elephants have tusks, but only the Asian male elephants has tusks.
➤ The word "elephant" comes from the Greek word "elephas" which means "ivory".
➤ Elephants can live as long as eighty years. Indian elephants can live up to seventy years.
➤ An African forest elephant can weight around 2,700 kg and can reach a height of 8 feet. An African bush elephant is the heaviest and can weight almost 6,000 kg.
➤ The elephant's gestation period is 22 months - longer than any other land animal in the world. A new born human baby weight an average of 7 pounds while a new born elephant baby can weight up to 260 pounds.
Giraffe :
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| Giraffe |
➤ Giraffes are the tallest mammals on earth. Its average height of around 5 meter ( 16-18 feet ). Their legs alone are taller than many humans - about 6 feet.
➤ They can reach 55 km/h ( 35 mph ) at full speed but only in brief spurts.
➤ A giraffe's neck is too short to reach the ground. As a result, it has to awkwardly spread its front legs or kneel to reach the ground for a drink of water. Their tongues are 21 inches long.
➤ Giraffes only need to drink once every few days. Most of their water comes from all the plants they eat.
➤ Both male and female giraffes have two distinct, hair-covered horns called ossicones'. Male giraffes use their horns to sometimes fight with other male giraffes.
➤ All giraffes have unique patterns; none are exactly alike. Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period.
Sun Bear :
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| Sun Bear |
➤ Sun bear can reach 4 to 5 feet in length and 60 to 150 pounds in weight. Male sun bears are slightly larger than female sun bears.
➤ The sun bear has the longest tongue of all bear species - 8 to 10 inches long.
➤ Body of sun bear is covered with short, but coarse fur that can be brown, black or gray in color. U-shaped patch of white, yellow or orange fur on the chest looks like the rising sun. That is why these animals are called " sun " bears.
➤ Sun bear has strong and muscular body, small ears, short muzzle and large canine teeth.
➤ Claws of sun bear can reach 18 inches in length. They are used for climbing and digging of food.
➤ Sun bear rests during the night high in the treetops. It even builds bed using available vegetations.
➤ Sun bears can survive 25 years in the wild.
Octopus :
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| Octopus |
➤ An octopus is a sea creature with eight arms, hence its name, because in Greek, okto means eight.
➤ The giant pacific octopus is the largest octopus in the world. The largest giant pacific octopus ever recorded reached up to 30 feet across and weight 600 pounds.
➤ The Atlantic pygmy octopus, in contrast, weight only an ounce ( 28 grams ) and has arms about 3 inches ( 8 centimeters ) long and scientists say it's not even the smallest octopus out there.
➤ Octopus has one large heart and two smaller once. So, an octopus has total three hearts.
➤ Octopuses have blue blood.
➤ An octopus's brain is as large as a bird.
➤ Octopuses eat mostly shellfish.
Snake :
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| Snake |
➤ Snakes live on everywhere on earth except Ireland, Iceland, New Zealand, the North and South poles.
➤ The top 5 most venomous snakes in the world are the inland taipan, the eastern brown snake, the coastal taipan, the tiger snake and the black tiger snake.
➤ The heaviest snake in the world is the anaconda. It weight over 595 pounds (270 kg ) and can grow to over 30 feet ( 9 m ) long. It has been known to eat caimans, capybaras and jaguars.
➤ The warmer a snake's body, the more quickly it can digest its prey. Typically, it takes 3-5 days for a snake to digest its meal. For very large snakes, such as the anaconda, digestion can take weeks.
➤ The world's longest venomous snake is the king cobra from Asia.
Hippopotamus :
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| Hippopotamus |
➤ The name Hippopotamus comes from the Ancient Greek " river horse ".
➤ Hippos are large semi-aquatic mammals, with a large barrel-shaped body, short legs, a short tail and an enormous head.
➤ They are considered as the dangerous animal in Africa.
➤ They are considered the second largest land animal on earth ( first place goes to the elephant ). Male hippos measure around 3.5 meter long and 1.5 meter tall and can weight up 2,300 kilograms.
➤ Despite their enormous size, hippos are great swimmers and can hold their breath for up to five minutes underwater.
➤ In the wild hippos live for around 40 years. In captivity, they tend to live longer and may reach up to 50 years old.
➤ Hippos eat 150 pounds of grass daily.
Shark :
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| Shark |
➤ Sharks come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and even colors. The largest shark in the world is the whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ), which is believed to reach a maximum length of 59 feet. The smallest shark is through to be the dwarf lanternshark ( Etmopterus perryi ) which is about 8-10 feet long.
➤ While nobody seems to know the true answer, it is estimated that the whale shark, the largest shark species, can live up to 100-150 years and many of the smaller sharks can live at least 20-30 years. Bull sharks can live in both fresh and salt water.
➤ Sharks have very keen sense of hearing. It is proved by researchers that they can hear low pitch sound better below the range of human hearing.
➤ It is very alarming fact about sharks; some sharks eat their unborn siblings. They eat them because they are looking for nutrition to maintain their survival.
➤ Sharks do not have vocal cords. So, they make no sounds. That is why they are known as the " silent killers ".
➤ Great white sharks eat an average of 11 tons of food a year. Though they can go as long as three months without eating.
Frog :
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| Frog |
➤ There are approximately 4,740 species of frogs around the entire world. There are about 90 species of frogs in the United states.
➤ One of the funny animal facts about frogs is that in 2014, 14 new species of dancing frogs has been discovered.
➤ Frog's don't drink water. They absorb it through their skin.
➤ The smallest frog is the Paedophryne amauensis , which is 7.7 millimeters in a length.
➤ The goliath frog ( Conraua goliath ) is the largest living frog on earth. Specimens can grow up to 32 centimeters ( 12.6 inches ) in length from snout to vent and weight up to 3.25 kilograms ( 7.17 pounds ).
➤ The lifespan of a frog is 1 to 30 years. The exact length of time depends on the species of frog.
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