Awesome Animal Facts

Did you know that ...

... Bee Hummingbird is the world's smallest bird? Even with his account, it measures only 2 inches or 5 centimeters.

... male African elephant has the biggest ears in the animal kingdom? More than 3 feet or 1 meter wide.

... Chameleon's tongue can be longer than the length of your body?

... Arctic Terns to the longest migration of any animal? In the summer, live and breed in the Arctic. Then fly to Antarctica for the winter, before returning to the Arctic.

... There are more chickens than people in the world?

... St. Bernard is one of the hardest dogs? It usually weighs over 200 pounds or 91 kg.

... strongest bug is a rhinoceros beetle? Also known as the Hercules Beetle, can lift more than 800 times their weight.

... electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts?

... female Black Widow is one of the most poisonous animal in the world? Snap out of it can cause dizziness, terrible pain, even death.

... Sailfish is the fastest fish on earth? With speeds up to 68 miles or 109 km per hour.

... Australian Box Jellyfish, also known as Sea Wasp, is the world's most venomous marine animal? Its bite is painful to painful, and the poison can be deadly to humans, causing death within minutes.

... Ostriches are the largest birds on Earth? They can be more than 8 meters and 2 meters tall and can weigh up to 300 kg or 136 kg.

... Humpback whales create the loudest sound of any living creature?

Top 5 Pets
Fish, by far, the most popular pet in the world. In the United States alone, people possess more fish than any other animal. Here are the most abundant pets.

1 Fish - 149 million in property
Second Cats - 91 million in property
Third Dogs - 74 million owned
4th Small animals (rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc.) - 18 million owned
5th Birds - 17 million owned by the

Top 10 breeds
(Source: American Kennel Club, 2008)

1 Labrador Retriever - ranked # 1 (1998)
Second Yorkshire Terrier - ranked # 9 (1998)
Third German Shepherd - ranked # 3 (1998)
4th Golden Retriever - ranked # 2 (1998)
5th Beagle - ranked # 6 (1998)
6th Boxer - ranked # 12 (1998)
7th Dachshund - ranked # 5 (1998)
8th Bulldog - ranked # 23 (1998)
9th Poodle - ranked # 7 (1998)
10th Shih Tzu - ranked # 11 (1998)

Top 10 cat breeds
(Source: Cat lover Association, 2008)

1 Persian
Second Maine Coon
Third exotic
4th Abyssinian
5th Siamese
6th Ragdoll
7th Sphynx
8th birman
9th American Shorthair
10th Oriental

Top 5 longest living animals
In 2007, scientists dredging the north Iceland found a clam is estimated at least 405 years old. Here are the animals that live the longest and oldest known ages for each.

1 Quahog Clam - up to 400 years
Second Giant Turtle - up to 200 years
Third Human - to 122 years
4th Sturgeon Fish - up to 100 years
5th Blue Whale and the Golden Eagle - up to 80 years