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08-07-09, 04:40 AM
* Elephant trunks hold up to 1 1/2 gallons of liquid.
* Penguins can jump 6 feet high.
* Ostriches measure up to nine feet from head to feet, and weigh as much as 350 pounds.
* A baby kangaroo is only on inch long.
* A dragonfly, the fastest flying insect, can move up to 35 mph.
* An African ostrich egg weighs about 30 pounds.
* Tarantula spiders can live for over two years without eating.
* A gorilla will stick its tongue out when angry.
* The elephant is the only animal that has 4 knees.
* The black bulldog ant of Australia can kill a person.
* The giant squid has the largest eyes than any other creature.
* The greyhound has the best eyesight of all breeds of dogs.
* The heaviest dog on record was a St. Bernard that weighed 310 pounds.
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The Albatross has the largest wing span of any bird at over 11 feet (3.05 M).
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The Giant Salamander is the world's largest amphibian measuring up to 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 M) long.
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The American Woodcock is the world's slowest flying bird.
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The Ruppel's Vulture is the highest flying bird with altitudes recorded at 37,000 feet (11,277 M).
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The Killer Whale is the fastest swimming mammal with a maximum speed of 34 mph (55 Km/h).
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Dolphins always keep one eye open while sleeping.
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The Giant Spidercrab is the world's largest crustacean with a claw span of 9 feet (2.74 M).
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Orangutan means "man of the forest."
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The Cuckoo places its eggs in the nests of other birds, leaving them to be hatched and the young to be raised by the new parents.
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The Coelacanth is a fish thought to be extinct 60 million years ago until one was found alive in 1939.
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Guinea Pigs were domesticated by the Incas for food.
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The Rhinoceros Beetle can support 850 times its own weight.
* Penguins can jump 6 feet high.
* Ostriches measure up to nine feet from head to feet, and weigh as much as 350 pounds.
* A baby kangaroo is only on inch long.
* A dragonfly, the fastest flying insect, can move up to 35 mph.
* An African ostrich egg weighs about 30 pounds.
* Tarantula spiders can live for over two years without eating.
* A gorilla will stick its tongue out when angry.
* The elephant is the only animal that has 4 knees.
* The black bulldog ant of Australia can kill a person.
* The giant squid has the largest eyes than any other creature.
* The greyhound has the best eyesight of all breeds of dogs.
* The heaviest dog on record was a St. Bernard that weighed 310 pounds.
*
The Albatross has the largest wing span of any bird at over 11 feet (3.05 M).
*
The Giant Salamander is the world's largest amphibian measuring up to 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 M) long.
*
The American Woodcock is the world's slowest flying bird.
*
The Ruppel's Vulture is the highest flying bird with altitudes recorded at 37,000 feet (11,277 M).
*
The Killer Whale is the fastest swimming mammal with a maximum speed of 34 mph (55 Km/h).
*
Dolphins always keep one eye open while sleeping.
*
The Giant Spidercrab is the world's largest crustacean with a claw span of 9 feet (2.74 M).
*
Orangutan means "man of the forest."
*
The Cuckoo places its eggs in the nests of other birds, leaving them to be hatched and the young to be raised by the new parents.
*
The Coelacanth is a fish thought to be extinct 60 million years ago until one was found alive in 1939.
*
Guinea Pigs were domesticated by the Incas for food.
*
The Rhinoceros Beetle can support 850 times its own weight.