Horses use facial expression to communicate with each other.
True - 17 facial expressions have been documented
A colossal squid has eyes as large as tennis balls.
False - they are the size of basketballs and can detect light from 400 feet away
A blue whales tongue can weigh the same as small adult elephant.
True
A squirrel's front teeth will grow over their entire lifetime.
True
Reindeers eyes change colors depending on the season.
True - blue in winter and golden in summer
Flamingos are born pink.
False - They are born grey but their diet makes the feathers pink.
Butterflies taste with their wings.
False - they taste with their feet using chemoreceptors
A sea lion can move to different beats of music.
True
Ants can grow mushrooms.
True
A female seahorse can carry as many as 2000 babies at a time.
False - the number is true but it is the male who carries the babies in a pouch.
A Horned Lizard can keep itself safe by shooting blood from its own mouth.
False
Skunk spray is so strong that it can cause temporary blindness
True
The world's deadliest creature is a shark.
False - It is a mosquito. They kill 725,000 people a year.
An ostrich can kill a lion.
True - their legs are so powerful that their kicks are deadly
Chimpanzees are the heaviest animals to live in a tree.
False - A male of orangutan can weigh about 100kg.
The howler monkey can make a noise that is the same decibels as a jet engine.
True
Bears are the longest hibernators.
False - the edible dormouse can hibernate up to 11 months per year
Dolphins are part of the US military
True - to detect enemies with explosives
A cockroach's brain is in its head.
False. It's in a body.
Bees can communicate with each others by buzzing.
False. They communicate by dancing.
Otters sleep holding hands with other otters.
True
Pea Crabs live their entire lives inside other creatures like oysters and mussels.
True
The shortest adult life span is that of a Mayfly.
True - 24 hours as an adult, some as short as 8 hours