Monday, February 18, 2013

Did you know?


Here are some of our favorite interesting animal facts...

 * A group of kangaroos is called a mob 


* Chickens absorb vitamin D from the sunshine through their combs on the top of their head 

*Pets in nursing homes increase social and verbal interaction

*Senior adults who own pets go to the doctor less than those who do not own pets

*When opossums play dead, they are not "playing", they actually pass out from sheer terror

*Cats prefer to eat their food at 86 degree Fahrenheit 



*If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground , he can not hop


*Children who suffer from autism have more social behaviors if they own a pet

*The African Sulcatta is one of the three largest tortoises, growing to 2 & 1/2 feet in length & up to 200 lbs 

*A deer is able to run up to 40 mph, jump a 9' fence and swim 13 mph


*A single brown bat can eat up to 1000 mosquitoes in one hour

*Bats can fly as high as 3000 feet above ground at speeds of 50 mph


*Llamas are pack animals that can carry up to one forth of their own body weight


*Prairie dogs "bark" like a dog to warn other family members that a predator is near


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