Amazing Facts
- The fastest dog ,the saluki,can reach speeds of up to 43miles per hour.
- One "15" foot great white shark was found with 200 or more crabs in it stomach.
- The bones of a pigon weigh less than its feathers.
- Great white sharks can live for 30 to 40 years.
- There are about 100 differrent breeds of cats.
- The average adult male osrich, the worlds largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.
- Ants don't sleep.
- Some butterflys are poisonous.
- When a dog licks you with a straight tongue he or her is saying "I love you"
- The sloth may be the laziest animal in the world.It moves very,very slowly and and spends 20 hours a day just sleeping in tall trees.
- The smallest toad is 24 mm long it is in Africa.
World Records
The tallest living dog is Gibson,a harlequin Great Dane,who measured 107cm tall on 31st 2004 and is owned by Sandy Hall of california USA.
The longest canine tongue belonged to a boxer day named Brandy and measured 43cm.She lived with her owner John Scheid in St Clair Shores,Michigan,USA.Until hrr death in September 2002.
The shortest living dog is a long haired female Chihuahua, called Boo Boo, who measured 10.16cm tall on 12 May 2007 and is owned by Lana Elswick of Kentucky, USA.
The domesticated Roborovski hamster typically grows to a length of 4.5cm, Roborovski hamsters originate from Mongolia and Northern China.
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