Showing posts with label animal facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animal facts. Show all posts

Friday, March 18, 2011

Unusual Facts About Animals

Greetings fellow bloggers!
These past few days I’ve realized that it’s been a LONG time since I’ve last gone to the zoo. I can’t even remember when was the last time I’ve seen elephants, giraffes, monkeys, hippopotamus, (and the list goes on and on). I’ve almost forgotten how they look in real life – I still remember their general shape and look, I’ve just forgotten little details which make each animal special and unique, such as their height, the feel of their skin, and all these minor but meaningful features. I remember how much I loved going to see these animals, and how curious I used to become, carefully observing every movement the strange creatures in front of me made. In honor of these great memories, I decided to write an entry regarding unusual facts about different kinds of animals.
While searching for facts, I reached a website with the following url: http://www.talladam.com. The creator of this site is called Adam Whitehead; he is a wonderful artist/illustrator who creates pictures which are based on facts regarding many themes. From his large collection, I’ve chosen a few of my favorites images (about animals) which I will add to this blog post. However, the credit is all his.

Penguins are the only birds that can 
                                SWIM 
                                      but can't 
                                              FLY 






Cows produce more milk when
                                    LISTENING 
                                      to 
                                              MUSIC




Elephants are the ONLY mammals that 
          cannot 
                 JuMp



A duck's quack doesn't
                       echo
                           (echo)
                                (echo)
                                     (echo) 
                                           ...




The ONLY animal that can get a suntan is the....... PIG



Sheep can 
         RECOGNIZE
                   other sheep from 
                             PHOTOS             




There you have it - the funnest and most unknown info about animals. 
Hope you enjoyed! :) 

Izzie



Saturday, January 22, 2011

Happy New Year

Greetings fellow bloggers!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday and a relaxing vacation! I still can’t believe we’re in 2011 – it seems as if the past year flew away!
The Chinese, as most of you already know, name each year after an animal according to their legend of the animal race. This year, the chosen animal is…
THE RABBIT!
In honor of 2011, this entry will comprise utterly useless information about rabbits:
·         Rabbits love licorice.
·         Rabbits digest their food twice because they don’t acquire enough nutrients the first time. This is due to their need of a high bacterial count in their stomach – which, if you haven’t yet guessed, they get from eating their excrements. (If you’ve ever eaten rabbit meat, I’m sorry to reveal this piece of information).
·         Rabbits cannot vomit.
·         Rabbits have 14 toenails – 4 on each of their back feet, and 5 on each of their front feet. 
·         Rabbits can look behind without turning their heads.
·         Rabbits can suffer from heat strokes.
·         Rabbits can’t sweat.
I hope you find these useless facts compelling – Happy 2011, and a blissful year of the Rabbit to all!
Izzie