Sunday, February 22, 2009

Did You Know...?

Nine Amazing Facts...


1) The elephant is the largest animal on land. But it is much smaller than the blue whale.



2) The SIBERIAN TIGER is the largest cat in the world. It weighs up to 300kg (660 lbs) and can eat 27,2 kg (60 lb) of meat at one mealtime.




3) Did you know moths are not really attracted to light? Moths fly towards the blackest point which is behind the light.



4) The typical laboratory mouse runs 2.5 miles per night on its treadmil.


5) A rat can last longer without water than a camel.



6) The mouse is the most common mammal in the US.



7) The rhinoceros's horn is made of the same stuff found in our hair and fingernails which is called keratin. It also contains something called gelatin.


8) Ancients Greeks believed earthquakes were caused by giants fighting underneath the ground. The Ancient Japanese thought there was a giant spider living under the earth, and each time it moved, it caused the earth to quake.

9) The rhino is a primitive-looking animal. They have looked the same for thousands of years. There are two species of rhino: the white (or square-lipped rhino) and the black (or hooked-lipped rhino). The black rhino has three toes on each foot. Both the black and white rhino have two horns.

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