Interesting science facts

Rats breed fast

Rats breed so quickly that in just 18 months, two rats could have created over 1 million relatives.

The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away.

Standing and sleeping

Horses and cows sleep while standing up.

Giant tentacles

Giant Arctic jellyfish have tentacles that can reach over 36 metres in length.

Strong muscles

Locusts have leg muscles that are about 1000 times more powerful than an equal weight of human muscle.

Humming birds

Hummingbirds are so agile and have such good control that they can fly backwards.

Cartilage of skeleton

Instead of bones, sharks have a skeleton made from cartilage.

Wing sounds

Insects such as bees, mosquitoes and cicadas make noise by rapidly moving their wings.

Horn of hair

The horn of a rhinoceros is made from compacted hair rather than bone or another substance.

Biggest eggs

Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world.

See through eyelids

Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see through its eyelids.

Four stomachs

Unlike humans, sheep have four stomachs, each one helps them digest the food they eat.

Black skin and not white

Despite the white, fluffy appearance of Polar Bears fur, it actually has black skin.

Largest marsupial

As well as being a famous Looney Tunes character, the Tasmanian Devil is a real animal that is only found in the wild in Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world.

Lives for a few weeks

The average housefly only lives for two or three weeks.

Female mossy bites

Mosquitoes can be annoying insects but did you know that it's only the female mosquito that actually bites humans.

Whiskers test space

Cats use their whiskers to check whether a space is too small for them to fit through or not.

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