RARE FACTS

• Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world
• The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away
• The eyes of the chameleon can move independently. It can see in two different directions at the same time.
• A queen bee lays 1500 eggs a day
• When cats are happy or pleased, they sqeeze their eyes shut
• The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees
• Butterflies smell with their feet
• Horses can't vomit and pigs can't look up in the sky
• The oldest dog died at the age of 29
• Cats are the most popular pets in the United States
• Honeybees never sleep
• Not only the fur of the tiger is striped but also its skin
• Earthworms have five hearts
• Camel's milk, which is widely drunk in Arab countries, has 10 times more iron than cow's milk.
• The snake can see through its eye lids when its eyes are closed
• Cats can hear ultrasound
• Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump
• Dogs have about 10 vocal sounds; cats have over 100
• A snail can sleep for three years
• Ants never sleep
• Dalmatians are born without spots
• A snail can slide over a razor blade without being hurt by producing slime that helps it slide harmlessly
• The African cicada fly spends 17 years sleeping, then wakes up for two weeks, mates and then die.
• The shrimp's heart is in its head