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  • True or False: The average fox weighs 8 lbs.
    False- They weigh 14 lbs on average.
  • True or False: Some salamanders have tongues ten times as long as their bodies.
    True
  • True or False: Some cats are allergic to humans.
    True
  • True or False: Praire dogs greet each other with a kiss.
    True
  • True or False: The largest giant squid ever weighed 8000 lbs.
    True
  • True or False: Ostriches can run faster than horses.
    True
  • True or False: Underneath its stripes, a Zebra's skin is also striped.
    False- A zebra's skin is actually black.
  • True or False: Vampire bats need at least 12 ounces of human blood each year.
    False- Vampire bats don't drink blood.
  • True or False: One way dogs express love to their owners is by licking the door after they leave.
    False
  • True or False: There are approximately 400 million dogs in the world.
    True
  • True or False: The Amazon Rain forest is home to the Rinko lizard, which is pink and purple.
    False- There is no such thing as a Rinko.
  • True or False: Deer have no gall bladders.
    True
  • True or False: The ocelot is a wild cat found in the U.S, Mexico, South and Central America.
    True
  • True or False: When donkeys are scared, they make a clucking sound similar to a chicken.
    False
  • True or False: The heart of a shrimp is in its head.
    True
  • True or False: Lions are the world's largest land predators.
    False- Polar bears are the largest.
  • True or False: Hippos can run faster than humans.
    True
  • True or False: Giraffes have spots on their tongues.
    False- They are actually black.
  • True or False: There are more than 6,000 types of snakes in the world.
    False- There are 3000.
  • True or False: A group of owls is called a set.
    False- A group of owls is called a parliament.
  • True or False: Garter snakes live around three years on average.
    False- They live 10 years, on average.
  • True or False: Squirrels cannot see the color red.
    True
  • True or False: Gazelles sway to the beat of music. They seem to prefer waltzes.
    False
  • True or False: Rhinos are the only animals that can't jump.
    False- Rhinos can jump, but not elephants.
  • True or False: Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
    True
  • True or False: Earwig bugs have a lifespan of 6 weeks and can live inside a human's ear the entire time without being noticed.
    False
  • True or False: Tigers have striped skin under their fur.
    True
  • True or False: An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
    True
  • True or False: If a group of dolphins discovers a floating ball in the ocean, they will sometimes hit it back and forth like a volleyball match.
    False
  • True or False: A starfish can turn its stomach inside out.
    True
  • True or False: Giraffes sleep up to sixteen hours per day.
    False- Actually, they only sleep 4.5 hours/day.
  • True or False: Dogs older than 10 have a hard time learning new tricks.
    False- This is a myth
  • True or False: There is an average of 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas.
    True
  • True or False: Ducks have regional accents.
    True
  • True or False: Some dogs have spotted tongues.
    True
  • True or False: Birds can't taste spicy peppers.
    True
  • True or False: Snails have four noses.
    False- This is just made up.
  • True or False: Male rabbits are called joes and female rabbits are called does.
    False- Males are bucks.
  • True or False: The human nose can smell a skunk 2 miles away.
    False- People can smell skunks up to 3 miles.
  • True or False: A flounder's eyes are on its stomach.
    False- They are actually on top.
  • True or False: Baby swans are born brown but turn white as they become older.
    False
  • True or False: There is a butterfly in Africa so poisonous it can kill six cats.
    True
  • True or False: An okapi looks like a cross between a short giraffe and a zebra.
    True
  • True or False: A zorse is a cross between a zebra and a horse.
    True
  • True or False: You can tell a turtle's gender by the sound it makes. Males grunt. Females hiss.
    True
  • True or False: Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.
    True
  • True or False: Baby elephants suck their trunk for comfort.
    True
  • True or False: If you see dolphins, it's safe to swim because sharks are afraid of dolphins.
    False- Dolphins and sharks eat the same things, so they tend to be in the same areas.
  • True or False: The zebu resides in Antarctica.
    False- They live in Africa and India.
  • True or False: At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse.
    True- A baby panda weighs a mere 4 oz.
  • True or False: A tarantula can live up to two years without food.
    True
  • True or False: A camel can survive up to 7 days without water because it stores water in its hump.
    False- A camel doesn't store water in its hump. It can live without water for 7 days.
  • True or False: Rhinos shed their horn every three years.
    False- Rhinos don't shed their horns.
  • True or False: Sharks are immune to cancer.
    True
  • True or False: Saint Bernards produce 2 liters of saliva each day.
    False
  • True or False: A great horned owl has no sense of smell.
    True
  • True or False: Bats always turn left when leaving a cave,
    False
  • True or False: Some rhinos can see up to a mile away on a clear day.
    False- They can only see for 15 feet.
  • True or False: Whitetail deer can run as fast as 30 miles per hour.
    True
  • True or False: Three-toed sloths hang onto their mothers for twenty-four months before striking out on their own.
    False- They stay with their moms for 9 months.