Baleen whales don't have ears, they hear through the vibrations picked up by the bones in their skull.
The Imperial penguin in Antarctica breed in the harshest weather conditions on earth, enduring four months of -94 °Fahrenheit and 90 mile and hour winds.
Cloud leopards have spots on their fur that look like clouds.
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Since spiders can't climb out of sinks some people put up a spider ladder to help them climb out. When they wake up in the morning, there won't be any spiders waiting in the sink.
Black Ivory Coffee produced by the Black Ivory Coffee Company is made from beans picked out of elephant dung. It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, selling for more than $300USD a pound.
The are over 450,000 species of beetles and weevils (Coleoptera) world wide.
A new species of frog dubbed the “chocolate frog” was discovered in New Guinea. Green frogs can sometimes be brown, but the chocolate frog is always cocoa colored.
The largest bird nest in North America is built by the American Bald Eagle. Their nests can be up to 14 feet deep and 8 feet wide.
A cat's tongue consists of small "hooks" also known as papillae.
Hibernating bears reduce their metabolism by 75% during hibernation. Amazingly their body temperature is only reduced by 10 degrees Fahrenheit (4 Celsius).
When Polar Bear cubs are born they weigh only about a pound and half (600 grams). They can eventually grow to an astonishing 2000 lbs (907 kg).
Ostriches do not bury their head in the sand when faced with danger. The myth is thought to have been started by people observing ostriches bending their head down while feeding.
Humpback whale calves can drink up to 500 liters of milk in just one day.
The Eumillipes Persephone is a millipede that has a recording setting 1,306 legs. It stands true to it's name “Millipede” which means “a thousand feet.” No other millipede has more 1000 legs.
Calaveras County (California, USA) is home to the yearly frog long jump competition. The longest jumping frog receives a $5000 prize as well as a plaque in the Frog Hop of Fame.
Fleas can jump more than 200 times their body length, which totals a maximum of 7 inches. If humans could jump as far as a flea relative to their body size, some would be able to jump more than 1200 feet (360 meters) at a time.
