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A cat can run about 20 kilometres per hour (12 miles per hour) when it
grows up.
2. A cheetah can run 76 kilometres per hour (46 miles per hour) - that's
really fast! The fastest human beings runs only about 30 kilometres per
hour (18 miles per hour).
4. The largest frog in the world is called Goliath frog. Frogs start their lives as
'eggs' often laid in or near fresh water. Frogs live on all continents except
Antarctica. Frogs belong to a group of animals called amphibians.
5. Bears whose brown fur is tipped with lighter-colored hairs are called
grizzly bears . The smallest species of bears is called sun or Malayan
bears. Male bears are called boars. Bears are native to the continents of
North America, Asia, Europe, and South America. Alaskan brown bears,
world's largest meat-eating animals that live on land, can weigh as much
as 1,700 pounds (771 kilograms)
12. The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs 50 tons at birth. Fully
grown, it weighs as much as 150 tons.
16. A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or
when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to
soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.
18. The smallest bird in the world is the Hummingbird. It weighs 1oz.
20. The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning it's head are:
The rabbit and the parrot.
22. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
24. A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth!
25. Butterflies tast sensors are in their feet. They taste their food by standing
on it.
26. Many snakes never stop growing. That's one reason they must shed their
skin.