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Facts And Happenings In Our Countries And The World At Large

Saturday 14 November 2015

Wildlife Facts: It Will Amaze You That You Didn't Know This....

Hippos kill more people in Africa than lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinos combined.

There are 200 million insects for every one human on earth.

Great white sharks can smell blood in water up to three miles away.


But don't worry, you're more likely to be killed by a bee than a shark.

Several species of horned lizards are able to squirt blood from their eyes in defense.

Inda's Ganges River is famous for two things: the Hindu ritual of bringing deceased loved ones to its waters for their final resting place, and pollution. Over the years, snapping turtles were introduced to consume the bodies whose families couldn't afford cremation.

Most metropolitan areas deal with a high rat population, but in Tehran, Iran, they deal with giant rats weighing as much as 11 pounds.

A beaver's teeth never stop growing but stay filed down with all their tree chewing.

A golden poison dart frog has enough venom to kill 10 adults.

There is such a thing as a "flying snake." They're able to glide in air for up to 330 feet and can even make turns and change direction midair.

Snow leopards can jump as far as 50 feet in one bound.

Golden eagles have been clocked at 150 miles per hour when diving at their prey.

Vampire bats are 100% real and do in fact live on blood.

A wolf can eat up to 20 pounds of meat in one sitting.

Tarantulas spiders consume their prey by injecting them with a poison that liquefies their insides which they then drink.

As a defense mechanism, sea cucumbers spew portions of their internal organs through their anus.

King cobras have enough venom in one bite to kill 22 people.

Groups of meerkats essentially have designated dictators who assign mating couples and harshly punish any female who is impregnated without permission.

Crocodiles can climb trees.

Bet You Didn't Know All This.......

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