Animals and Creatures

Bizarre Fact #161:
Did you know...
A typical day for a gorilla is to get up early and eat. It eats until it gets hot, then it will nap. When it gets up from its nap, they resume eating until the sun goes down.

Bizarre Fact #162:
Did you know...
A typical Mayfly only lives one day.

Bizarre Fact #163:
Did you know...
A winkle is an edible sea snail.

Bizarre Fact #164:
Did you know...
A woodchuck breathes 2,100 times an hour, but it only breathes ten times an hour while it is hibernating.

Bizarre Fact #165:
Did you know...
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the best time to spray household insects is 4:00 p.m. Insects are most vulnerable at this time.

Bizarre Fact #166:
Did you know...
According to the Wall Street Journal, the cockfighting market is huge: The Philippines has five million roosters used for exactly that.

Bizarre Fact #167:
Did you know...
After mating, the female black widow spider turns on her partner and devours him. The female may dispatch as many as twenty-five suitors a day in this manner.

Bizarre Fact #168:
Did you know...
All elephants walk on tip-toe, because the back portion of their foot is made up of all fat and no bone.

Bizarre Fact #169:
Did you know...
All shrimp are born male, but slowly grow into females as they mature.

Bizarre Fact #170:
Did you know...
An ant can survive for up to two weeks underwater.