There are 10,000 ants for every human on the planet. True or false?
False. There are a million ants for every human on the planet.
A blue whale weighs as much as 3 elephants. True or false?
True. They can grow to be as long as three buses and weigh up to 190 tons.
Who does the majority of the hunting in a pride of lions?
The females! Lionesses hunt around 90 percent of the time, while the males protect their pride.
What animal is capable of pulling over 1000 times it's own weight?
A dung beetle
A spider's silk is 5 times stronger than steel.
True
False
What animal has proven that it can live without water for ten years?
A tardigrade. It has even proven to survive in space!
Which bird can mimic any sound it hears?
A lyrebird. That's the truth!
What colour is a polar bear's skin?
Black. Their fur is also transparent!
What sea dwelling animal is immortal?
A jellyfish can revert back to it's infant state after it has become sexually mature, therefore it never dies!
What is the only mammal that can fly?
A bat
What bear sleeps wherever it happens to be when it gets tired?
A grizzly
A polar bear
A black bear
A panda
Which bear's fingerprints are so close to a human's that they could taint crime scenes?
A koala bear! The the distinctive loops and arches are so similar that police feared that criminal investigations may have been hampered by koala prints.
What animal has the fastest punch in the world?
Travelling at about 50 mph, when a Mantis shrimp punches, its little fist of fury is accelerating faster than a .22-caliber bullet.
Dolphins call each other by name.
True
False
Which ferocious reptile has a translucent eyelid allowing them to see underwater?
A crocodile
Penguins mate for life with the same partner. They 'propose' to their mate with a fish, dance, or pebble?
A pebble (a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand).
What animal builds sandcastles?
A puffer fish
The rhinoceros has a warning call for humans. True or false.
False. But elephants do!
A honey bee flaps its wings at ________ times a second?
300
200
50
100
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
6
12
4
A bat can eat more than 500 insects in an hour. True or false?
True. That is the insectivores. There are also bats which feed on nectar, fruit, even blood.