All around the world there are species of animals that are about to become extinct --- disappear for ever. We need to do something to stop this happening. If we go on using nature as thoughtlessly as we have been doing, there will soon be nothing left. So nature has to be looked after carefully.

Amazing Facts 

§  The world's noisiest land animals are the howler monkeys. When the male monkeys call, their screams can be heard from 16km away.

§  The world's largest land animal is the African elephant. An adult elephant grows over 3 meters tall and weighs 5.7 tons.

§  Cheetahs are the world's fastest animals on land. They can run up to 100km/h over short distances.

§  The giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world. It can grow over 5 meters tall. It has long neck so that it can reach the leaves high up in the trees.

§  Beetles are the biggest insect group.

§  Insects are found all over the world, even in the frozen lands and the deserts where other animals find it hard to live.

§  Butterflies and moths have tiny scales that cover their bodies. The scales are made up of thousands of tiny hairs.

§  The difference between a crocodile and an alligator is that when crocodile's mouth is closed you can see it's fourth tooth sticking out.

§  Some lizards have skin like a collar round its neck which they puff out to make themselves look bigger when they are scared or excited.

§  The largest, heaviest lizard is the Komodo dragon from Indonesia. It can grow up to 3 meters long, and is a fierce hunter.

§  The world's largest bird is the African ostrich. It has powerful legs and can run as fast as 65km/h.

§  Lions hunt and kill only when they are hungry.

§  Vultures use their keen eyesight to spot a dead animal far below on the ground.

§  The world's heaviest snake is Anaconda, found in South America and Trinidad. It can weigh up to 150kgs. It strangles its prey by coiling round it.

§  Some monkeys use their tails like hands to grip on to things.

§  Camels can stay many days without food and water. They have wide, hairy feet to stop them sinking in the sand, and their nostrils can close to keep out the dust.

§  Badgers can see well in the dark and have strong sense of smell.

§  The Andean condor is the world's largest bird of prey, weighing as much as 12kg. It has a wingspan of about 3 meters.

§  Blue whales are the biggest, heaviest living creatures. They can grow up to 30 meters long.

§  The sawfish is found in the warm oceans. It has a long, flat snout with toothed edges. As the fish moves along, it swings it's saw from side to side, wounding and killing small fish which then it eats. It doesn't harm humans.

§  The chameleon can change its colour very quickly depending on the colour of the thing it's on.

§  An animal called tarsier can turn its head round to look behind it without moving its body.

§  Some birds, such as the reed warbler, can sing two tunes at a time.

§  Giraffes have 45-centimeter long black tongue which they can use to clean their ears.

Strange but true 

§   Lions sleep up to 20 hours a day.

§  Gorillas sleep in nests which they build in tree tops.

§  Blue whale babies weigh up to 7 tonnes at birth. 

§  Crickets have ears positioned on their knees.

§  Puffer fish puffs its body to scare away the enemies.

§  Salmon live in the sea, but they return to breed in river where they were born.

§  A female cod can lay up to 9 million eggs.

§  Snakes never close their eyes at any time.

§  Chameleon lizards can look in two directions at the same time.

§  If a lizard's tail is broken off, it can usually grow a new one.

§  A bird called Swift spends all it's time in the air. It only comes down to breed.

§  Flamingoes are pink because their bodies take the colour of shrimps they eat.

§  Elephants spend 23 hours a day eating.

§  No two zebras have exactly the same pattern of stripes.

§  Squirrels sometimes wrap their bushy tails around their body to keep themselves warm.

§  Sailors have been known to have mistaken the basking whales for islands and try to land on them.

§  A chameleon can alter its colour depending on its mood. 

§   It takes an elephant calf 6 months how to use its trunk.

§  Flies take off backwards.

§  The giraffe has 7 neck bones exactly the same as humans.

§  Dolphins and whales talk to each other whistling.

§  The humming bird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

§  Rare African gorillas are sometimes killed to use their hand to make ashtrays.

§  The rare kakapo parrot lays one egg every four years.

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