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 Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:10 am
The Artic Fox will not start to shiver until -94 degrees F. It can survive in the cold to -112 degrees F
The term 'in two shakes of a lambs tail' comes from when lambs are born they have extra long tails. When sheep deficate they cannot move their tails out of the way like other animals, so they just shake the poo of their tails, thats why lambs get their tails docked.
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:48 am
snakes and fish can not blink because they have no eyelids. they instead have modified scales which (at least in snakes) will shed off everytime they grow a new skin to allow them to get larger.
The term "in blue" refers to snakes when they are fixing to shed their skin. It is called this due to the bluish tent over their eyes from the old eye scale pulling away from the new eye scale. Do not ever try to handle or approach a snake who is in blue. they do not see well when in this state and thus are easily adgitated or scared and are more likely to strike out at you. Even if they are accustomed to being handled
girraffs tongues are purple so that they do not get sunburned when pulling the leaves off trees.
all genetic cross breads of the big cats are steril, and thus can not have kittens of their own.
opposums have prehensil toes on their back feet to allow them to grip branches. Unlike in cartoons adult opposums can not hang from their tails , in stead they use their strong tails to grip branches while they are climbing to help steady their balance.
a large group of kookaborrows can get so loud that it can cause perminant hearing damage in humans and it has even been known to make some people's ears bleed from busting their ear drums
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:04 am
Ailinea Anyone have an interesting animal fact to share? Post them here! -Giraffes have purple tongues. -Dogs' mouths are cleaner than humans'. -Pigs are smarter than dogs. -Orangatans have 96% similarity to our own blood. wow the only one i didnt know was the last one mrgreen domokun
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:41 pm
angleblue Ailinea Anyone have an interesting animal fact to share? Post them here! -Giraffes have purple tongues. -Dogs' mouths are cleaner than humans'. -Pigs are smarter than dogs. -Orangatans have 96% similarity to our own blood. wow the only one i didnt know was the last one mrgreen domokun
Okay, new animal fact thanks to Discovery Channel - You are more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than a shark.
You are twenty times more likely to be bit by a New Yorker than a shark.
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:23 am
calvinhobbes81 all genetic cross breads of the big cats are steril, and thus can not have kittens of their own. Not true.
Though big cat hybrids generally are sterile, there have been several documented cases of them mating and producing offspring - live, may I add.
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:24 am
Lady Nekochan Okay, new animal fact thanks to Discovery Channel - You are more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than a shark.
You are twenty times more likely to be bit by a New Yorker than a shark. Awesome.
I'll keep those in mind for the next time I meet a shark-o-phobe.
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:47 pm
A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second. chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:57 pm
I think this is a good Idea.. Im definately going to check on this every now and then.. Surely I will learn somthing interesting blaugh
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:12 am
I hope this thread stays a while.. 3nodding I want to come back to it and hopefully learn more fun animal facts blaugh
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:19 pm
Ailinea I remember another one! -All Calico cats are female. Actually, that's a near-truth at best..trust me, I've gone through so many cat-breed encyclopedias, the answer's practically glued on to the back of my pants! xd Actually, ALMOST every Calico breed of cat is female. The males being born is a VERY rare phenomenon, but it comes with an even more bizarre twist-the males will ALWAYS be born completely sterile. That's right kids, if your female cat has kittens, you can bet good money the daddy's not a stray Calico! xd
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:00 pm
There are only three animals with blue tongues: the black bear, the Chow Chow dog and the blue-tongued lizard.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:58 pm
-monkeys are smart
-goldfish are so dumb they will bloat themselves to death (which sucks)
-if 2 beta fish r put 2gether with one female fish they will fight 2 the death 2 claim the female...
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:04 pm
-Camels have three eye lids.(wow i wish i did)
-No two zebras have the same striped pattern
-Bengal tigers are the most water loving of the big cats. They will even chase prey into the water.
Roadrunners run rather than fly.They can sprint 15 miles per hour.
A gold fish starts life as a female then turns into a male
-Ladybugs have poison in there kneecaps(wont kill a human only smaller insects)
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:08 pm
shigure144 -Camels have three eye lids.(wow i wish i did) -No two zebras have the same striped pattern-Bengal tigers are the most water loving of the big cats. They will even chase prey into the water.
Roadrunners run rather than fly.They can sprint 15 miles per hour.
A gold fish starts life as a female then turns into a male-Ladybugs have poison in there kneecaps(wont kill a human only smaller insects) blaugh Oh my goodness! The gold fish thing.. Didn't see that comming!!!
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:21 pm
when i read about that i was like eek no way a gold fish can do that?! why cant we do that it sounds sooo kewl!! ooh!! and by the waaay!!
-Male Grouper fishies are waaaaaay smaller then female grouper fishies!! but it shocks me cuz i wonder how they...if there....yeah...its been bugging me for the longest time!
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