Animal Facts

Here are some fun facts about animals of all kinds.
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The average 1 1/4 lb. lobster is 7 to 9 years old.
The average city dog lives three years longer than the average country dog.
The average housefly lives only two weeks.
The average housefly weighs 10 to 15 millionths of a pound.
The average life span of a hermit crab is 75 years!
The blesbok, a South African antelope, is almost the same color as grapejuice!
The blesbok, a South African antelope, is almost the same color as grapejuice.
The Blue Whale's tongue weighs more than an adult elephant!
The Chow and the Chinese Shar-Pei are the only dogs that have black tongues.
The cicada, a fly found in Africa, spends 17 years of its life sleeping; and only two weeks is awake during which mates and then dies.
The elephant is one of the few mammals that can't jump!
The energy of a discharge of an electric eel could start 50 cars.
The famous aphrodisiac 'Spanish Fly'is made from dried beetle remains!
The faster a kangaroo hops, the less energy it burns!
The female pigeon cannot lay eggs if she is alone. In order for her ovaries to function, she must be able to see another pigeon.
The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
The first two years of a dog's life are equal to 24 human years.
The flea can jump 350 times its body length, that is like a human jumping the length of a football field.
The Giant South African Earthworm can grow up to 22 feet long and 1 inch in thick.
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