THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Added on: 10th Jan 2016
HIPPOS TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES MORE THAN
YOU WOULD IMAGINE; THEY SECRETE A RED OILY
SUBSTANCE FROM THEIR SKIN THAT ACTS AS
SUNBLOCK AND A MOISTURISER.
POLAR BEARS ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL
WHITE FUR. BUT WHAT FEW PEOPLE REALIZE IS
THAT THIS ANIMAL ACTUALLY HAS BLACK SKIN
UNDER ITS FUR. FURTHERMORE ITS FUR IS NOT
EVEN WHITE, RATHER IT'S PIGMENT-FREE AND
TRANSPARENT. EACH HAIR STRAND HAS A HOLLOW
CORE WHICH SCATTERS AND REFLECTS VISIBLE
LIGHT GIVING THE POLAR BEAR ITS
WHITE APPEARANCE.
SEAHORSES ARE MONOGAMOUS AND MATE FOR LIFE.
SURPRISINGLY, THE MALE SEAHORSE IS THE ONLY
MALE ANIMAL ON EARTH THAT BEARS THE UNBORN YOUNG.
MOST KNOW THAT CHEETAHS ARE THE FASTEST LAND
ANIMALS ON EARTH BUT NOT MANY ARE AWARE OF
HOW IMPRESSIVE THEIR SPEED ACTUALLY IS. DURING
ITS PRIME A CHEETAH CAN GO FROM ZERO TO SIXTY
IN THREE SECONDS. YEP, THAT’S EVEN FASTER
THAN MANY SUPER CARS.
DID YOU KNOW THAT AN OYSTER CAN CHANGE GENDER?
IT'S TRUE. IN FACT, THEY CAN DO THIS MULTIPLE
TIMES DURING THEIR LIVES (THOUGH MOST DO IT ONCE).
FLEAS ARE WITHOUT A DOUBT THE GREATEST JUMPERS
IN THE WORLD SINCE THEY CAN JUMP ONE HUNDRED
TIMES THEIR BODY LENGTH.
MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE BLUE WHALE IS
THE LARGEST ANIMAL IN THE WORLD. NEVERTHELESS,
HERE IS SOME PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU. THE BLUE
WHALE’S TONGUE WEIGHS AS MUCH AS AN
ADULT ELEPHANT.
A GREAT WHITE SHARK'S SENSE OF SMELL IS SO
POWERFUL THAT IT IS CAPABLE OF TRACKING TINY
AMOUNTS OF BLOOD FROM THREE MILES AWAY.
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