What I Learnt Today : 10 Unknown Amazing Facts About Animals - Part III

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1. Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
2. The bat is the only mammal that can fly.
3. A single elephant tooth can weigh as much as 9 pounds.
4. Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.

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5. A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.

6. A black panther is really a black leopard.

7. The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America.

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8. Canis lupus lupus is the scientific name for a grey wolf.

9. Fireflies do not bite or have pincers. Fireflies are harmless, they don’t even carry diseases.

10. Dogs have about 1,700 taste buds.

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Previous Episodes :
Part-I, Part-II

reference : http://www.thefactsite.com/2010/09/300-random-animal-facts.html 

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