Facts in "Animals" Category
#1663 - Animals Fact     0  Dachshunds are the smallest breed of dog used for hunting. They are low to the ground, which allows them to enter and maneuver through tunnels easily. |
| #1664 - Animals Fact 1 The golden tree frog has a croak that sounds like a mallet chipping rock, but in summer it sounds like a tinkling bell. |
| #1665 - Animals Fact 0 A skunk will not bite and throw its scent at the same time. |
| #1666 - Animals Fact 4 The Mola Mola, or Ocean Sunfish, lays up to 5,000,000 eggs at one time. |
| #1667 - Animals Fact -1 Mother prairie dogs will nurse their young only while underground in the safety of the burrow. If an infant tries to suckle above ground, the mother will slap it. |
| #1668 - Animals Fact 1 The more that is learned about the ecological benefits of bats, the more home gardeners are going out of their way to entice these amazing winged mammals into their neighborhoods. Bats are voracious insect eaters, devouring as many as 600 bugs per hour for 4 to 6 hours a night. They can eat from one-half to three-quarters their weight per evening. Bats are also important plant pollinators, particularly in the southwestern U.S. |
| #1669 - Animals Fact 3 The chameleon has a tongue that is 1.5 times the length of its body. |
| #1670 - Animals Fact 1 Mother-of pearl is not always white. It can be pink, blue, purple, gray, or even green. Nor is it produced only by the pearl oyster. The abalone and the pearl mussel both have shells that are lined with fine-quality mother-of-pearl. |
| #1671 - Animals Fact 4 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. |
| #1672 - Animals Fact 1 The smallest of American owls, the elf owl, often nests in the Gila woodpecker’s cactus hole after the woodpecker leaves. The owl measures barely 6 inches tall. It specializes in catching scorpions, seizing each by the tail and nipping off its stinger. It then swallows the scorpion’s body, pincers and all. |
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