Facts to Know about animals

• Houseflies don’t allow their short lifespan (14 days) to hinder their musical abilities. They always hum in the key of F. 

• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear and also has over 100 vocal chords

• A Tiger's legs are so powerful that they can remain standing even when dead

• Most lipsticks contain fish scales

African (Congo) Grey parrot

• African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words Only female mosquitoes bite 

• Elephants can smell water up to 3 miles away. They are also one of the three mammals that undergo menopause – the other two being humpback whales and human females.

• Cows do have best friends and they become stressed when separated.
• Crocodiles swallow stone for swimming, the stones remain permanently in their stomach.
• Insects occupy 80% of all animals on earth
• The deepest living animal which lives 3.6 kilometer below the ground is the Devil Worm



Devil worm (photo credit: Facts slide)

• The deadliest animal in Africa is the Hippopotamus.

• Animals avoid power lines because they see frightening ultraviolet flashes which is invisible to humans.