Unusual Animal Facts #03

It is estimated that 25 percent of cat owners blow-dry their pets.

Only female mosquitoes bite.

Snakes are immune to their own venom.

Dinosaurs probably lived to between 80 and 300 years of age. Scientists worked this out by looking at the structure of their bones.

The fastest bird is the peregrine falcon. It can fly faster than 190 miles (300 km) per hour.

In the Caribbean, there are oysters that can climb trees.

Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue more than any other color.

Cats cannot taste sweet things.

Many species of reptiles have two penises.

Herons have been observed dropping insects on the water, then catching the fish that surface to eat the insects.