animal mania

here are some interesting and unusual facts about animals:

• The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail

• The longest distance a deepwater lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles
  

• Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison

• A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana

• A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs

• Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do

• The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.

• Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years

• The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour

• The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark

• There is a dog museum in St. Louis, Missouri

• A rabbit is not able to vomit

• Armadillos breed in July, but get pregnant in November after delaying implantation. This allows the young to be born during the spring when there is an abundance of food

• Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day

• Dolphins hear by having sound waves transmit through their skull to their inner ear region

• Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten

• Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.

• The reason why flamingos are pink is because they eat shrimp which have a red pigment