Amazing Facts about Birds and Animals

1. Honeybees never sleep
2. Eagles mate in mid air
3. Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world
4. A snail can slide over a razor blade without being hurt by producing slime that helps it slide harmlessly.
5. If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
6. An adult male Lion weighs between 330-530 pounds
7. A cat’s heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute.
8. Dolphins don’t breathe automatically – they have to tell themselves to breath.
9. Sheep can recognize each other through pictures.
10. Blue whales have large enough aortas (the main blood vessel) for a human to crawl through
11. Spiders have transparent blood
12. A rat can fall from a five story building without injury
13. Earthworms have five hearts
14. It’s estimated that millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.
15. A frogfish uses only 6 milliseconds to open, swallow and close when eating.