Animal Unusual Facts Part 5

Hey guys! Its been sometime since i posted unusual facts about animals so to move on from my list, this is the part 5 of the things you love about this blog. Go ahead guys! Enjoy yourselves! ;)

The left leg of a chicken in more tender than the right one.

The only dog that doesn't have a pink tongue is the chow.

The giraffe has the highest blood pressure of any animal.

Zebras can't see the color orange.

There are more insects in ten square feet of a rain forest than there are people in Manhattan.

The smartest dogs are the Jack Russell Terrier and Scottish Border collie. Dumbest: Afghan hound.

A rat can go without water longer than a camel can.

Spider-Goat - Scientists have managed to mix a goat with a spider to create a goat that produces spider's silk in its milk. The goats look completely normal, and they are in fact only 1/70,000th spider. By inserting just one spider gene into a goat's egg, the adult goat produces milk that can be processed to create an incredibly strong spider's silk fabric. The 'Biosteel' fabric is estimated to be five times as strong as steel, and about the same weight as cotton.

A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.

The oldest domestic cat (with reliable documentation) was a female tabby named "Ma" that lived to be 34 years old.

In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.

The biggest frog in the world, the Goliath frog, is also the best high-jumper. It can leap 3 metres into the air.

A giraffe can clean its ear with its 21-inch tongue.

The opening to a cave where a bear hibernates is always on the north slope.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

Elephant ears can weigh over 100 pounds and be 6 feet across. They use them to fan and cool themselves.

When an elephant family member dies, they bury them with twigs and leaves and "cry" for several hours.

Certain frogs can be frozen solid, then thawed, and survive. (note from Becky: PLEASE DON'T TRY THIS!)

Carmine bee-eaters (a type of bird) begin their nest holes by flying head-first into the dirt to make a dent. They line their nest holes with the remains of insects they eat and then throw up - the smell keeps the rodents away.

Elephants have been found swimming miles from shore in the Indian Ocean.

If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.

Cats do not have a collarbone, so they can fit through any opening the size of their head.

Elephants have been known to remain standing after they die.

A dragonfly's penis is shovel-shaped at the end, to scoop a rival male's sperm out of the female it's impregnating.