Facts about every Animal in the world! Well just about :)

by BabyMomma






Ants
ants have six legs
Ants only have 60 day lifespan
Ants are made up to three body parts
Ants can be red, brown and black
If ants our size its faster than a racehorse

Baboon
Baboons can weight up to 100 pounds
Baboons lives in Savannas
Baboon are also called Nyani
Baboons wakes up around 7 am
Baboons are like monkeys

Badger
Badgers are the fastest digging animal on earth
Badger can dig faster than a person with a shovel
Badgers home is called a sett
Badgers can eat up to 200 worms a day
You can find Badgers at your own backyard!

Bat
Bats can eat up to 1000 mosquitoes in a hour
Bats are more like humans than animals
Bats can have wings up to 6 feet!
Bats are warm blooded
Did you know that bats help grow your food?

Beaver
Beaver milk is thick as toothpaste
Beaver use its tail to turn in water
Beaver flaps their tail when they are scard
Beaver lives in dams that are in the water
The word Beaver means chew

Bears -
Bears can weight up to 800lbs
Bears are very fast and can sprint up to 40km/hour
Bears hibernate through the winter time.
Bears like to eat berries, fish, fruits and roots
There are many different types of bears

Bees
Bees wings can mve 11,400 times a minute
Bees make their buzz by their wings
Bees live in a family of 60000
Bees make honey
We can find bees hives in trees

Beetle
Beetle are the largest insects
Beetles have six legs
Beetles can grow up to 85mm
Beetles can see under water
We use color beetle wings to make our jewelers

Birds
Birds heart beats 1000 times a minute
Birds can reach speeds up to 100 mph
Birds only some can fly
Birds bone are hollow
There is a bird almost anywhere you go!

Buffalo
Buffalo only eats grass
Buffalos can weight up to 2000 pounds
Buffalos adults are 6 foot tall
Buffalos have horns
Buffalos babys are born in may
Not much buffalos are around anymore

Butterfly-
Butterflies start off as catepillars
Butterflies come in many different colors
Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow.
Butterflies can fly up to 12 miles per hour.
There are about 24,000 species of butterflies in the world.

Camels -
Camels have 2 humps
Camels have 2 toes on each foot
Camels can last a long time without water
Camels can drink up to 100 litres of water in ten minutes
Camels have a double row of long curly eye lashes to keep out sand and dust
You can find camels in the desert

Cats
Cats heart beat twice as fast as yours
Cats can read your mood
Cats can have up to 8 kitten at once
Cats have 290 bones in their bodys
You can get a cat at a pet store

Cheetah
Cheetah can run up to 70 miles per hour
Cheetah weight up to 140 pounds
Cheetah lives up to 20 years
Cheetah are also called Duma
Cheetah are the fastest land animal

Chickens
Chickens lay up to 300 eggs per year
Chickens lose its feather when its mad
Chichens will still be alive onces its head is cut off
Chickens is made of 75% water
A baby chicken is call a chick

Cobra
Cobra are the only snakes that build a nest like a bird
Cobra eats other snakes
Cobra venom can kill a elephant
Cobra are shy and hide when people are around
Cobra lives up to 20 years
You won’t find any Cobra in your backyard

Cockroach
Cockroach 3 weeks without its head
Cockroach won’t die even if you crush them twice
Cockroach are actually cover in spikes
Cockroach can grow up to 6 inch!
Cockroach can live anywhere as long as there is human
Mostly all the Cockroach found are in your kitchen

Coyote
Coyote is a member of the dog family
Coyote are playful
Male coyotes are larger then female coyotes
Coyote pups are born from April to mid-May
Coyote can communicate by many diffrent ways

Crane
Crane goes to southern Goergia and northern Florida during the winter
Crane usually return in early March
Crane normally lays 2 eggs
Crane eggs hatch in early May
The crane is the tallest bird in Michigan

Crocodile
Crocodiles are reptiles
Crocodiles are carnivores
Crocodiles can live up to 80 years
Crocodile lay eggs
Africa has lots of crocodile

Crow
Crows are smart birds
Crows feathers are darker then ravens
Female crows lay about 4-7 eggs in their nest
Crows makes their nest out of twigs and grass
Crows eat bugs and worms

Deer
Deers don’t eat meat
Deers can run up to 40 miles per hour
Baby deers are called fawns
Fawns usually are born in June or July
Many deers can be found in Vancouver island

Dogs
There are many types of dog
Dogs can only see black and white
Chocolate can kill dogs
Dogs can live up to 15 years
Dog is mans best friend

Dolphin
Dolphins are the words smartest creature
Dolphin Hunts in groups
Dolphins flap their tail on water when they are mad
Dolphin are knew to saved people
Dolphin use echolocation to navigate
next time you go on a boat you might get to see a dolphin!

Donkey
Donkey can live for 25 years or more
Donkeys are cousins of horses
Donkeys eat dry grass
Donkeys have a strong sence of direction
You would find a donkey at a zoo

Dove
Doves are medium white birds
Dove have a small pointed tail
Doves have a wing spand of 24 cm
Doves symbolize love
If you have a pet Dove you can teach it tricks

Duck
Duck have long yellow beaks
Ducks come in big and small size
Ducks the most common one you see is Mallard
Duck ducks fly long distance to find a breeding location
When you go to the park mostly all the ducks there will be Mallard

Eagle
Eagles when they are young they have brown feathers
Eagles takes up to six weeks to build their nest
Eagle takes four weeks to hatch
Eagle can see up to half a mile
Bald eagles are not really bald

Eel
Eels are like under water snakes
Eels can grow up to 2 meters
Eel means sharp fish
There are over 200 types of EeNot all Eels shock you
Not all Eels shock you!

Elephant
Elephants stomp when they walk
Elephants sleep standing up.
Elephant They poop 80 pounds in one day
Elephants run up to 24mph for short distances
One elephant is 20.000 pounds!


Elk
Elks are also called red deer
Elks are found in mountains
Elks live up to 10 years
Elks are 4-5 feet tall
Elks look like deers but their not.

Falcon
Falcons have a large powerful eyes
Falcons are the fastest birds
Falcons are meat eatters
Falcon nest up on cliffs
A falcon egg is brown

Ferret
Ferrets are a type of weasel
Ferrets are endangered species
Ferrets comes out only at night
Ferrets has round patches around its eyes
Ferrets are a type of meat eater!

Finch
Finch grow up to 6 inch
Finch lives in citys
Finch are quiet birds
Finch are song birds
Some Finch can live up to 20 years!!

Fish
Fishs can be your pet
Fish been on earth for over 450 million years
Fishs can lives up to 50 years if you take care of it
Fishs lives in salt water and some live in fresh water
You can eat fish and chips at your local restaurant

Flamingo
Flamingo are pink beacuse they eat shrimps
Flamingos are large birds but can fly
Flamingos have eyes larger than its brain
Flamingo weight up to 7 pounds
the only defence they have is to fly away

Fox
Foxs in a group is called a skulk
Foxs have up to 4 pups
Fox only eats meat
Fox is the smallest member of the dog family
Fox are fast animals!

Frogs
Frogs have long tongue
Frog’s tongue are sticky
Frogs use their tongue to catch their preys
Frogs can eat meat
Large frogs will even eat mice

Gerbil
Gerbil live 2-3 years
You need to clean gerbil cage every 2-3 weeks
Gerbil looks like hamsters
Gerbil have a tail
Gerbil are house pet

Giraffe
Giraffe have long necks
Giraffe are tall
Giraffe only sleep for 1-12 minutes
Giraffe usually walk and gallop

Goat
Goat eat grass
Goat make goat milk
Goats usually live 9-12 years
Goats are mammals
You can use goats milk to make cheese

Goldfish
Goldfish are small,colourful fish
Goldfish can be diffrent colours
Most goldfish can live up to 20 years
Goldfish can be pets
Their are diffrent breeds of goldfish

Goose
Goose can live up to 20 years
Goose wingspan is usually 50-67 inches
Geese eat plants and grass
Felmale goose lay about 4-8 eggs
The Canadian goose are large birds

Gorilla
Gorilla are like humans
Gorilla usually eat fruits leaves
Gorilla only produce one offspring about every Forth year
Gorillas can live more than 50 years
Gorilla are big monkeys

Guinea Pig
Guinea Pigs are household pets
Guinea Pigs are known as cavy
Guinea Pigs over 8 months are adults
Guinea Pig can have 1-7 offsprings
Guinea Pigs are kind of related to cows

Hamster
Hamster usually have from 4-12 young at one time
Hamster gets its name from a German word for storing food
Hamsters can stuff alot of foods in his cheeks
Hamsers live up to 5 years
The first hamster was found in Isreal

Hawk
Hawks are meat eatters
Hawks have quick turning skills to catch their prey
Hawks have a wing span up to 133 cm
Hawks weight up to 1460g
If you hear the sound “kree-eee-ar” its from a hawk

Heron
Herons makes “kuk-kuk-kuk-kuk” noise
Herons male and female looks the same
Herons have long legs
Herons have a long dark pointed bill
A Heron is a samll wading bird

Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus lives in Rivers and swamps
Hippopotamus are able to hold their breath under water
Hippopotamus only eats plants
Hippopotamus are 13 feet long
A Hippopotamu can weight up to half a ton!

Horse
Horses use to be only 30 CM 50 million years ago
Horses feels safer when they are in a herd
Horses talk to each other by face expressions
Horses sleep standing up
A wild horse is call a mustang

Hummingbird
Hummingbirds only weight 5g
Hummingbirds heart beat about 250 times per minute while resting
Hummingbirds eggs are roughly the size of small jellybean
Hummingbirds usually die within their first year
Hummingbirds have a long bill

Hyena
Hyenas eat meat
Hyena are part of the dog family
Hyena are usually 90-190 pounds
Hyenas are born with their eyes open
Hyenas have strong jaws

Jaguar
Jaguar are carnivores
Jaguars live 12-15 years
Jaguars are part of the cat family
Jaguar are orange and black
Jaguar are the longest living cats

Jellyfish
Jellyfish are known as jellies and sea jellies
Jellyfish can be eaten
Jellyfish bodys are made up of more than 95% of water
Jellyfish have no brains
You can see jellyfish in the aquarium

Kangaroo
Kangaroo travel in mobs
Kangaroo have big feet
Kangaroos have pouch to carry their offfspring in
Kangaroo babies are called joey
There are kangaroos in Australlia

Ladybug
Ladybug have black spots
Ladybug spots fades as they get older
Male ladybugs are usually smaller then the female
Female ladybugs lay 1000 or more eggs in their lifetime
Ladybugs are tiny

Leopard
Leopards eat meat
Leopard can live up to 21 years
Leopards weight 66-176 pounds
Leopards can live 15-20 years in the wild
Leopard usually hunt at night

Lion
Lions usually live 12 years in the wild
Lion sleep 20 hours a day
Male lion have a mane
Lions weight 330-500 pounds
Lions are big cats

Llama
Llamas can live 15-29 years
Llama weight 200-450 pounds
Llama are vegtarians
Llamas don’t bite but spit
Llamas are intellagent

Lobster
Lobsters can be diffrent colours
Lobster’s body have 19 parts
Some lobster can live up to 50 years
Lobsters have teeth
Did you know that there are blue lobsters?

Mink
Mink are 420-620mm long
Minks have rich glossy fur
Mink are aggresive animals
Minks are black with a white chin
Minks can be seen along fresh water shoreline

Monkey
Monkeys eat bananas
Monkeys can use their tails like their arms and feet
Monkeys usually give birth to one baby
The largest monkey is a boboon
Baboons walk on four legs

Moose
Moose eat plants
Moose meat is very tasty
Moose usually live for 15-25 years
Moose are part of the deer family
Moose live in every province in Canada

Mosquito
Mosquitos are not all alike
Mosquitos carry many diseases
Mosquitos eats all sorts of things
Mosquitos have poor eye site
You will be able to find Mosquitos everywhere in the summer

Mouse
Mouses can jump down 12 feet without any injury
Mouses came from asia
Mouses have tails long as their body
Mouses see best in the dark
If you leave food on the ground then you will be sure to find Mouses

Ostrich
Ostrichs can not fly
Ostrichs belong to a family of birds
Ostrichs are the second fastest animal in the world
Ostrichs can live in very cold weather
It is not true that people say Ostrichs bury their heads in sand

Otter
Otters live in costal waters
Otters are mostly found in alaska
Otters live in fresh water and salt
Otters eats all type of shell fish
You can find sea otters in the wild and in aquarium

Owl
Owls are the night hunters
Owls lays up to 12 eggs
Owls can grow up to 75cm
Owls have flight feather which allow them to fly at night without sound
You will be able to find owls sleeping at farms

Ox
Oxs are the height of humans
Oxs weight from 400-900 pounds
Oxs lives in tundras
Ox hair is two feet long
In winter ox can dig in the snow for food

Oyster
Oysters breath like fishes they have gills
Oysters pearls are made from protein and calcium
Oysters are mostly found in the pacific ocean
Oysters gets oxygen from carbon dioxide
There is no way you can tell a male Oyster to a female

Panda
Panda first appeared 2 to 3 million years agk
Pandas live in South china
Pandas lives in high mountain arenas
Panda likes to eat bamboo
Today scientist still donesn’t know what made the Panda

Panther
Panthers are almost same as a leopard
Panthers are large, powerful meating animal
Panthers are also called cougar, pma and catamount
Panthers are native to asia
A full grown Panther can leap 20 feet

Parrot
Parrots have a lifespan of 80 years
Parrots can grow up to 100 cm
Parrots weight up to 3.5 pound
Parrot can be taught to talk
You can find Parrots in all type of colors

Pelican
Pelican lives up to 25 meter
Pelicans weight up to 30 pounds
Pelicans have a 10 ft wingspan
Pelican can hold water in his mouth
You can find Pelican living in swamps

Penguin
Penguin are birds
Penguin can’t fly
Penguins have thick fat to keep them warm
Penguins will only have 1 mate for the rest of his life
You can find Penguins in the North and South pole

Pheasant
Pheasant can weight up to 4 pounds
Pheasant have a length of 20 inch
Pheasants can run up to 10 mph
Pheasants can fly up to 45 mph
The first Pheasant came from China

Pig
Pigs are smarter than most animals
Pigs roll in mud to keep cool
Pigs eat any type of foods but meat
Pigs are actually the cleanest animal around
Fleas don’t like pigs because their skin is so thick that fleas can’t get to the blood

Pigeon
Pigeons been around before humans
Pigeons are found throughout Canada and Usa
Pigeons can be message carriers
Pigeons fly in flocks of 30
It is really hard to find a Pigeon nest

Pony
Pony runs up to 46 mph
Pony are small horses
Ponys are use for hunts and events
Ponys can live out doors in any seasons
The smallest Pony found was only 48 cm!

Quail
Quail are more colorful than the female
Quails are up to 11 inch long
Quails lives up on mountians
Quail makes the sound “Chi-wa-ka”
The first Quail was found in South America

Rabbit
Rabbit babies are called kit
Rabbit can be litter train
Rabbits can not vomit
Rabbits meat i low in fat
You can keep Rabbits as a pet

Raccoon
Raccoon babies are also called kits
Raccoon weight up to 40 pounds
Raccoons in a city maybe up to 8000
Raccoons rhymes with baboon

Rat
Rats have poor vision
Rats don’t have thumbs
Rats spread disease
Rats are mostly found in brown
You are never more than 10 feet away from a rat

Raven
Ravens can be white but its rare
Ravens can live up to 13 years
Raven have a wing span of 4 feet
Raven weight up to 2 pounds
People say if a Raven leave the Tower of london, British kingdom will fall

Reindeer
Reindeer have lifespan of 8 years
Reindeer milk are high in protein
Reindeerprefer snow over water
Reindeers antler are for dominance
Female Reindeers dont have antler

Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros live up to 40 years
Rhinoceros are also called faru
Rhinoceros are vegetarian
Rhinoceros live in savannas
You can find Rhinoceros living in water holes

Sea Lion
Sea Lions live the the cool north water
Sea Lion pups weight 40 pounds when they are born
Sea Lion have one pup each year
Sea Lion stay with their mother for one year
A Steller sea lion is the largest Sea Lion

Shark
Sharks have two rolls of teeth
Sharks can regrow their teeth
Sharks can be found in any seas
sharks have been around for 400 million years
One of the most feared shark is the Great white

Sheep
Sheeps have a population of 1 billion on earth
Sheeps wool have been used since 500 years ago
Sheeps grow 2 teeh a year untill they have eight
Sheeps can live up to 15 years
People use Sheeps for races

Skunk
skunks have a odor defense
skunk are found in woodlands
skunk grow up to 40 cm
skunks weight up to 1.1 pound
Don’t go too close to skunks or they will spray you

Sparrow
Sparrows are first found in England
Sparrows eats all type of seeds
Sparrows makes really messy nest
Sparrow can me household pets
The number two urban pest are Sparrows

Spider
Spiders are not insects
Spiders have eight legs and two body parts
Spiders have silk spinning glands called spinnerets
spiders have fangs
Mostly spider have six eyes

Squirrel
Squirrel are found in most of the world
Squirrel are all different size
Squirrel mostly live in trees
Squirrels start mating when they are a year old
Did you know Squirrel eats bird eggs

Swans
Swan are highly intelligent
Swans respond in kind to gentle
swans have sharp vision and hearing
swans have a mate for life
There is less than 1000 swan in north america

Tigers
Tigers are the largest of the big cats
Tigers are at the top of the food chain
Tigers in a zoo can live up to 20 years
Tigers are first found in Asia
A tiger pee to claim their land

Toad
Toads first came from Ireland
Toads are protected by the UK law
Toads in a group is called Knot
Toads will eat other toads
You will be able to find Toads are found in swamps

Turkey
Turkey is North America most famous bird in North America
Turkeys are not able to fly
Turkeys lives in the woods
Turkeys have fancy tails too
Did you know Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the turkey the bird of America

Turtles
Turtles have been on the earth for more than 200 million years
Turtles can live up to 100 years
Turtle shell is made of 60 bones
Turtles lives in warm water
A some turtle is able to out run a human

Weasel
Weasel is a small furry mammal
weasels live in holes
weasels are brown but have white under parts
weasels are able to live anywhere in Canada
Although weasels are small it have really sharp teeth

Whale
Whales adults are 50 ft
Whales baby are 16 ft when born
Whales can weigh up to 3 tons
Whales talk by slaping water with their tails
The biggest Whale is the blue whale

Wolf
wolf is the largest in the wild canine family
wolf has 42 teeth
wolf has rounded ears
wolf has extremely powerful jaws
At one time a wolf can have up to 7 pups

Wombat
Wombats are mammals
Wombats are marsupials
Wombats are native only to Australia
Wombats look somewhat like a little bear
Most Australians have never seen a wild wombat

Worms
worms has no arms, legs or eyes
Worms live where there is food, moisture, oxygen
Worms can sense light
Worms can eat their own weight
If a worm’s skin dries out, it will die

Wren
Wren have a lifespan of 6 years
Wren are a size of a tennis ball
Wren weight less than 0.75 oz
Wrens are mostly found in pairs
You will never see a Wren in cold weather

Yak
Yak can live in -40 degrees
Yak won’t be full size untill they are 8
Yak poo is used for fuel in trees
Yaks calf is born every year
A Yak will be able to live in almost any weather

Zebra
Zebra stays in a group
Zebra stripes are used to confuse other animals
Zebra weight up to 500 pounds
Zebras like to live in plains
A Zebra can see better in dark



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