Animals and Creatures
Bizarre Fact #181:
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Beavers do not eat fish. Bizarre Fact #182:
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Because porcupines have hollow quills, they are great swimmers. Bizarre Fact #183:
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Bees have 5 eyes. There are 3 small eyes on the top of a bee's head and 2 larger ones in front. Bizarre Fact #184:
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Bees have been known to cure rheumatism. Bizarre Fact #185:
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Belize is the only country in the world with a jaguar preserve. Bizarre Fact #186:
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Between 20,000 and 60,000 bees live in a single hive. The queen bee lays nearly 1,500 eggs a day and lives for up to 2 years. The drone, whose only job is to mate with the queen bee, has a lifespan of around 24 days—he has no sting. Worker bees - all sterile females - usually work themselves to death within 40 days, collecting pollen and nectar. Worker bees will fly p to 9 miles to find pollen and nectar, flying at speeds as fast as 15 mph. Bizarre Fact #187:
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Birds cannot go into outer space, because they use gravity to assist them in swallowing, so they'd quickly choke and die in a non-gravity environment. Bizarre Fact #188:
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Birds do not have sweat glands, so their bodies cannot cool down through perspiration. Their bodies cool by flight or, when at rest, panting. Bizarre Fact #189:
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Birds do not sleep in their nests, although they may rest in them from time to time. Bizarre Fact #190:
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Boredom can lead to madness in parrots. When caged by themselves and neglected for long periods of time, these intelligent, sociable birds can easily become mentally ill. Many inflict wounds upon themselves, develop strange tics, and rip out their own feathers. The birds need constant interaction, affection, and mental stimulation; some bird authorities have determined that some parrot breeds have the mental abilities of a 5-year-old human child. Should a neglected parrot go mad, there is little that can be done to restore it to normalcy. In England, there are "mental institutions" for such unfortunate creatures.
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