Rats breed so quickly that in just 18 months, 2 rats could have created over 1 million relatives.
Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world.
Mosquitoes can be annoying insects but did you know that it's only the female mosquito that actually bites humans.
Cats use their whiskers to check whether a space is too small for them to fit through or not.
Unlike humans, sheep have four stomachs, each one helps them digest the food they eat.
Despite the white, fluffy appearance of Polar Bears fur, it actually has black skin.
Locusts have leg muscles that are about 1000 times more powerful than an equal weight of human muscle.
The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away.
Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see through its eyelids.
Giant Arctic jellyfish have tentacles that can reach over 36 metres in length.
Bottlenose dolphins are excellent swimmers, reaching speeds up to 35 km/h (22 mph) and diving as deep as 915 m (3000 ft.). In fact, bottlenose dolphins start swimming in their mother's womb before they're even born!
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington welcomed a male baby giraffe on August 6. The newborn calf is already 6 feet tall and weighs 144 pounds. When fully grown, he should reach 18 feet tall!
For more photos and videos, see the Woodland Park Zoo’s blog.
Atlantic puffins are excellent fliers. Flapping their wings at up to 400 beats per minute, puffins can reach speeds of 88 km/h (55mph).
Diving as deep as 60 m (200 ft.),the Atlantic puffins can swim by flapping their wings as if flying through the water and use their feet to steer.
Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world.
Mosquitoes can be annoying insects but did you know that it's only the female mosquito that actually bites humans.
Cats use their whiskers to check whether a space is too small for them to fit through or not.
Unlike humans, sheep have four stomachs, each one helps them digest the food they eat.
Despite the white, fluffy appearance of Polar Bears fur, it actually has black skin.
Locusts have leg muscles that are about 1000 times more powerful than an equal weight of human muscle.
The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away.
Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see through its eyelids.
Giant Arctic jellyfish have tentacles that can reach over 36 metres in length.
Bottlenose dolphins are excellent swimmers, reaching speeds up to 35 km/h (22 mph) and diving as deep as 915 m (3000 ft.). In fact, bottlenose dolphins start swimming in their mother's womb before they're even born!
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington welcomed a male baby giraffe on August 6. The newborn calf is already 6 feet tall and weighs 144 pounds. When fully grown, he should reach 18 feet tall!
For more photos and videos, see the Woodland Park Zoo’s blog.
Atlantic puffins are excellent fliers. Flapping their wings at up to 400 beats per minute, puffins can reach speeds of 88 km/h (55mph).
Diving as deep as 60 m (200 ft.),the Atlantic puffins can swim by flapping their wings as if flying through the water and use their feet to steer.
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