The electric eel's shocking power is so great that it can overtake its victims while 15 feet away.
Snails have teeth. They are arranged in rows along the snail's tongue and are used like a file to saw or slice through the snail's foot.
The electric organs in an electric eel make up four-fifths of its body.
So that it can pull its lithe body into a tight, prickly little ball for defense, the hedgehog has a large muscle running along its stomach.
Some bullfrogs pretend to be dead when captured, but quickly hop away when let go.
There is a substantial wild population of golden hamsters living in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Scientists speculate that all the domesticated golden hamsters in the world descended from a single female with twelve babies, which were dug from a burrow in Syria back in 1930.
There is approximately one chicken for every human being in the world.
The only dog to ever appear in a Shakespearean play was Crab in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona."
There is just one known species of ostrich in the world – it is in the order of Struthioniformes.
The opossum, often called "possum," dates back over 45 million years
The famous cow used as the corporate symbol on all Elmer's products is actually named Elsie, and she is the spouse of Elmer, the steer who the company is named after.
There is no mention of cats or rats in the Bible.
The optimum depth of water in a birdbath, says the Audubon Society of America, is two and a half inches. Less water makes it difficult for birds to take a bath; more makes them afraid.
The fastest animal on four legs is the cheetah, which races at speeds up to 70 miles per hour in short distances. It can accelerate to 45 miles per hour in two seconds.
Some more names for groups of animals… a bale of turtles, a clowder of cats, a charm of goldfinches, a gam of whales, a knot of toads, a streak of tigers.
There is no single cat called the panther. The name is commonly applied to the leopard, but it is also used to refer to the puma and the jaguar. A black panther is really a black leopard.
The ostrich has only two toes, unlike most birds, which have three or four.
The fastest dog, the greyhound, can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour. The breed was known to exist in ancient Egypt more than 5,000 years ago.
Some sloths, opossum, and armadillos spend up to 80 percent of their lives sleeping or dozing.
There once were more sea lions on Earth than people.
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