Animal Facts

    Random Animal Facts

    There are 483 Animal Facts!

    We share 70% of our DNA with a slug.
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    The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'!
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    On average, it takes 660 days from conception for an elephant to give birth.
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    Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down.
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    There are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica, and Greenland.
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    Tree Lobster
    Tree Lobster
    The Tree Lobster, once thought to be extinct, is an insect that can grow to the size of a human hand, and it can only be found on a small island of rock that is Ball's Pyramid, Australia.
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    Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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    A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein!
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