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

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(1) A leech has three separate jaws, each with 100 tiny, razor-sharp teeth to bite through skin and suck blood.

(2) One of the most interesting fun facts about elephants is that they remain pregnant for 2 years.

(3) Cobras are able to kill with a bite as soon as they are born.

(4) The smallest bird in the world, the hummingbird is immensely fast and swift and can fly backward, upside down and even sideways. However, their legs are too weak and tiny to support walking. The most they can manage is to shuffle sideways.

Cobra
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(5) The Big Five is a group of animals of Africa: cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino.

(6) The Sun Bear has the longest tongue of all bear species - 20-25 centimetres (8 to 10 inches) long.

(7) Dog nose prints are just as unique as human finger prints and can be used to identify them.

Big Five animals of Africa

Sun Bear
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(8) Alternate American names for the Elk are the moose and the Wapiti.

(9) There are over 2700 types of snakes in the world and they live in deserts, forests, oceans, streams, lakes.

(10) The Grizzly bear’s name comes from the word “grizzled” which means ‘streaked with gray hair’.

Olive Sea Snake

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

http://list25.com/25-amazing-facts-you-didnt-know-about-animals/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kasiagalazka/surprising-facts-about-animals

http://www.boredpanda.com/happy-animal-facts/

http://mentalfloss.com/article/86578/50-incredible-animal-facts-youll-want-share

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/50-weird-facts-from-the-animal-kingdom/ss-BBr2HCT#image=2

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