Friday, February 27, 2009


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Chimpanzees use tools more than any other animal except man.
A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
Zanzibar is the only place where you will find the Kirk's Red Colobus monkey.

Only one mammal can't jump -- the Elephant
The trunk of an elephant can hold up to two gallons of water.
The elephant is the national animal of Thailand.
During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
An African adult elephant eats about six hundred pounds of food a day; thats four percent of the elephants body weight!

A group of Cows is called a murder
Cows can sleep standing up.
A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime
In the U.S., the milk production per dairy cow is approximately 12,000 pounds.
Humans and cows have the same gestation period, which is about nine months.
Dexter is the smallest type of cow.
There are over 9 million beef and dairy cattle in New Zealand.
Studies have shown that classical music helps cows produce more milk.
Dairy cows can produce 20 to 35 gallons of saliva a day.

There are no Snakes in New Zealand.
The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant.
Snake venom is ninety percent protein.
Most snakes have six rows of teeth.
Sea snakes are the most poisonous snakes in the world.
Snake is a delicacy in China.

In the United States, every year about 15 people die from Dog bites
The largest dog in the world is the Irish Wolfhound.
The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hounds.
There are almost 60 million dogs in the United States
The dog with the largest ears in the world is a Basset Hound named Mr. Jeffries. The dog's ears are 11.5 inches longs, and are insured for $47,800.
A dog by the name of Laika was launched into space aboard the Russian spacecraft
Dogs can't see colors. They're color blind.
Dogs sweat only through their tongues.
Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years
The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.

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