10+ Unique Facts About Animals | Weird facts about animals | Part 5

10+ Unique Facts About Animals | Weird facts about animals

Basking sharks are pregnant for more than two years, while other sharks, such as the bonnethead shark, are pregnant for only a few months. The longest gestation period of any mammal is the elephant, at 22 months

In North America and Europe, bats have long been associated with witchcraft and were often ingredients in folk medicines and potions 

Currently, there are about 50,000 wolves in Canada; 6,500 in Alaska; and 3,500 in the Lower 48 States. In Europe, Italy has fewer than 300; Spain around 2,000; and Norway and Sweden combined have fewer than 80. There are about 700 wolves in Poland and 70,000 in Russia. 

Penguins usually enter and leave the sea in large groups. Scientists believe this is for “safety in numbers.” By blending into a crowd, an individual penguin may avoid catching the attention of a predator.

A hippopotamus has skin thats 3.5 centimetres (1.5 inches) thick its almost bullet proof!. There are approximately 75,000,000 horses in the world.

A 260 lb. dolphin eats approximately 33 lbs. of fish daily, which is akin to a human eating 15-22 lbs. of steak a day - but the dolphin won't gain any weight from it.

A rabbit is not able to vomit.

Dogs have sweat glands in between their paws.

The earliest drawings of wolves are in caves in southern Europe and date from 20,000 B.C.

When they are young,flatfish look like ordinary fish with an eye on each side. As they grow, one eye moves around so that both eyes are on the same side! The fish becomes wider and flatter and begins to live lying flat at the bottom of the sea.

10+ Unique Facts About Animals | Weird facts about animals

People also ask : 

What are 8 interesting facts about animals?

Ans : 

1. Fleas can jump 350 times its body length.
2. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
3. Crocodiles cannot stick their tongue out.
4. Starfish do not have a brain.
5. Slugs have 4 noses.
6. Only female mosquitoes bite.
7. Polar bear skin is black!
8. The only mammal capable of flight is the bat.

What is an unusual fact about animals?

Ans : Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses. A newborn Chinese water deer is so small it can almost be held in the palm of the hand. Ostriches can run faster than horses, and the males can roar like lions.

What animal has the best life?

Ans : Overall quality of life ratings ranged from close to the top, in the case of wild chimpanzees, to near the bottom in the case of wild bugs and fish. No farmed animal in this study was regarded as having a positive life experience

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