The average adult guinea pig weighs two pounds.
More people are killed in Africa by crocodiles than by lions.
The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.
More species of fish live in a single tributary of the Amazon River than in all the rivers in North America combined.
Goldfish have four color recepectors in their eyes compared to our three - the mantis shrimp has ten color receptors.
The average adult raccoon weighs 21 pounds.
More than one million stray dogs and over 500,000 stray cats live in the New York City metropolitan area.
Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in a dim light or they are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream. They remain gold when kept in a pond or in a bowl with adequate illumination.
Boxers were named after their habit of playing. At the beginning of play with another dog, a Boxer will stand on his hind legs and bat at his opponent, appearing to "box" with his front paws.
The average capacity of a pelican's pouch is 12 quarts.
More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.
Breathing for most snakes is accomplished with one lung only. The left lung is either greatly reduced in size or missing completely.
The average cod deposits between 4 and 6 million eggs at a single spawning.
Most cows give more milk when they listen to music..
Gorillas and cats sleep about fourteen hours a day.
Bull giraffes forage higher in trees than cow giraffes which reduces food competition between the sexes. Long-legged giraffes walk with the limbs on one side of the body lifted at the same time. This gait is called a pace and allows a longer stride which saves steps and energy.
The average cow produces 40 glasses of milk each day.
Most dinosaurs lived to be more than a hundred years old.
By age 6 months, the voracious pig will have increased its 3-pound birth weight by 7,000 percent.
The average elephant produces 50 pounds of dung each day.
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