My ABC Animal Facts

ABC Crazy animals facts!

These are my ABC animal facts that I have done in Mrs Mclachlan's reading class.
Hopefully you find some facts that are interesting and some animals that you haven't heard about before.
Hope you enjoy!

Albatross	They have the largest wingspan of any bird.
Baboon	Can travel more than four miles a day.
Camel	Can survive without any water for ten months.
Desert tortoise	Scientists believe that desert tortoises may live longer than humans.
Echidna	The echidna’s snout is very sensitive to touch and can feel vibrations.
Fossa	Fossa’s have scent glands that release a stinky smell when the animal is irritated or frightened.
Gorilla	The word gorilla is from a Greek word meaning “tribe of hairy women”.
Hippo	An adult hippo can hold its breath underwater for up to 30 minutes.
Iguana	Banded and marine iguanas can secrete excess salt through their nostrils.
Jaguars	Big cats like jaguars have the best 3D vision of all carnivores, which helps them when jumping.
Koala	Koalas sleep for 18 to 22 hours a day.
Lion	A lion can run a length of a soccer field in six seconds.
Meerkat	The meerkat can survive without needing any water.
Naked mole rat	Naked mole rats can chew through concrete.
Otter	Otters can close their ears and nose when they go under water.
Pygmy hippos	A pygmy hippo can be heard by 45 feet away when eating.
Quoll	Quoll give birth in winter.
Rock Hyrax	When hyrax pee it leaves a stain on the rocks.
Simang	Simang has a special trout sac to make loud noises.
Tiger	Tigers are able to kill a animal weighing more than themselves.
Uinta ground squirrel	Uinta ground squirrels are fat and ready to hibernate.
Vulture	When a vulture is upset, its head turns red, and it looks like it is blushing.
Whale	The blue whale is the largest mammal on earth.
Xray Tereta	X-Ray tetras get their name from their see through skin that shows their bones. You can also see eggs in a female at breeding time.
Yak	Similar to other cow species, the yak has more than one stomach which it uses to successfully get all the nutrients out of the plants that it eats.
Zebra	Zebra have a pad of fat that keeps them standing straight.