Here are some more interesting facts from the animal kingdom.
1. A group of crows is called a murder.
2. Snails are gastropods which means belly-footed animals.
3. The word squirrel comes from Skiouros, a Greek word meaning "the shadow tail".
4. Camague horses are completely white as adult. Their babies are pure black when they are born.
5. Snake's scales (and many of the lizard species) are made up of Keratin, which is the same substance human hair and finger nails are made up of.
6. All owls have an upright posture and forward-facing eyes that give them binocular vision, just like humans.
7. The gestation period of a Zebra is 12-14 months, depending upon their specie.
8. A garden caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head.
9. Snails can sleep up to 3 years at a time.
10. The lush white coat of the Arctic fox provides both warmth and camouflage in winters.
11. There are 3 main species of Ostriches of which only one, the Struthio Camelus (the African black) is found in captivity.
12. A chipmunk's mouth is very small, but its cheeks have pouches that allow it to keep food in its cheeks, till it can transfer it to its burrow.
1. A group of crows is called a murder.
2. Snails are gastropods which means belly-footed animals.
3. The word squirrel comes from Skiouros, a Greek word meaning "the shadow tail".
4. Camague horses are completely white as adult. Their babies are pure black when they are born.
5. Snake's scales (and many of the lizard species) are made up of Keratin, which is the same substance human hair and finger nails are made up of.
6. All owls have an upright posture and forward-facing eyes that give them binocular vision, just like humans.
7. The gestation period of a Zebra is 12-14 months, depending upon their specie.
8. A garden caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head.
9. Snails can sleep up to 3 years at a time.
10. The lush white coat of the Arctic fox provides both warmth and camouflage in winters.
11. There are 3 main species of Ostriches of which only one, the Struthio Camelus (the African black) is found in captivity.
12. A chipmunk's mouth is very small, but its cheeks have pouches that allow it to keep food in its cheeks, till it can transfer it to its burrow.
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