Project: Did you know? - 4 [ Interesting facts of animals]

Here, I'm with something new interesting facts again.

It's time to know about some interesting facts about animals/mammals/insects

Hippos
When they are upset, their sweat turns Red

 (image courtesy: wikipedia)

Tiger
Tigers not only have stripes on their fur, they also have them on their skin. No two tigers ever have the same strips.

Butterfly
Butterflies have two compound eyes consisting of thousands of lenses, yet they can only see the colours red, green and yellow.



African Elephants
African elephants are the largest of Earth's land mammals. Their enormous ears help them to keep cool in the hot African climate



Lions
The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away.

Cheetah
Cheetahs are the only big cat that cannot roar. The can purr though and usually purr most loudly when they are grooming or sitting near other cheetahs.



Giraffe
Giraffes are ruminants. This means that they have more than one stomach. In fact, giraffes have four stomachs, the extra stomachs assisting with digesting food



Frogs
Frogs actually use their eyes to help them swallow food. When the frog blinks, its eyeballs are pushed downwards creating a bulge in the roof of its mouth. This bulge squeezes the food inside the frog's mouth down the back of its throat.



Sharks

Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world.

 

 

Jellyfish

Jellyfish don’t have brains

 

 

Polar bear

Despite the white, fluffy appearance of Polar Bears fur, it actually has black skin.

 

 

Dogs

Dogs have a remarkable sense of smell, they are capable of differentiating odors in concentrations nearly 100 million times lower than humans can

 

 

So many more on : http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/

This website is so amazing. For kids, it's an amazing learning zone. It covers up topics related to animals, science, experiments, quiz and much more.

 

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