An interesting hobby and past time for people of all ages is to find new and amazing facts from around the world. In the interesting animal facts tend to entertain and provide further knowledge to people of all age groups and from varied educational backgrounds.
There are various publications that publish amazing facts about animals, some of which are listed here :
- A horse weighing 1,200- pounds eats almost seven times it’s actually weight every year.
- A bird eats more food in proportion to its body size in comparison to the food consumed by a baby or a cat.
- A chameleon can move its eyes in two directions, simultaneously.
- The length of chameleon’s body is half the length of its tongue.
- A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.
- Chimpanzees are capable of recognizing their image in the mirror or on any other reflective object; which is not possible amongst any other monkey species.
- A healthy cow can give up to 200,000 glasses of milk in her entire lifespan.
- The father emperor penguin can withstand the extreme cold of the Antarctic for over sixty days in order to protect the eggs. These he keeps on his feet and are covered by a feathered flap. During this period the penguin does not eat a morsel. Most of the fathering penguins loose up to 25 pounds wait for their little ones to hatch out of the eggs.
- After the young penguins are hatched out of their eggs their father feeds them a special liquid that pours out of their throats.
- The father sea catfish keep the eggs of the young ones in their mouths till they are ready to hatch. The father does not eat till the eggs are not hatched, which can take up to several weeks.
- A female mackerel can lay approximately 500,000 eggs at a time.
- No two cows have identical pattern of spots.
- The newborn kangaroo is just about the length of 1 inch.
- A rat can survive without water longer than a camel.
- A zebra has a white base with black stripes.
- An iguana can survive water for up to 28 minutes.
- The size of an ostrich’s eye is larger than its brain.
- Goldfish lose their hue when are kept where there is dim light or in a running water stream.
- Human tapeworms can grow up to a length of 22.9 meters.
- During its entire lifespan a worker bee produces one-twelfth teaspoon of honey.