Animals ... how diverse they are! Some of them bring us incredible danger, with others we fall asleep in an embrace. We think that we know a lot about them, but in reality this is not so. Some facts are truly astounding - for example, each of us associates a dog with barking, but there is a breed that does not know how to do this ... But snakes, it seems incredible, but they can see through the eyelids. Amazing facts make us take a fresh look at animals, and make new interesting discoveries for ourselves.
Let us together learn about new facts about animals. We tried to collect different animals: both large and very small, insects to diversify the article. So, let's get down to reading to learn more about them - famous and little known!
We bring to your attention a list of the 10 most interesting facts about animals for children: fascinating and funny short stories about animals and plants - curious oddities of the natural world.
10. An elephant’s tooth can weigh up to nine kilograms.
Elephants are striking in their impressive size and character - they are very wise, graceful and kind animals. In countries where elephants are found, there are beliefs that if a person lost in the forest meets an elephant, he will necessarily lead the person to the road, that is, lead him out of the forest.
The elephant has few teeth, but they have the hardest teeth among mammals. They can reach a weight of nine kilograms! But the elephant’s tusks cannot be called full teeth, because they are not involved in chewing food, but are used mainly as an auxiliary tool for a mobile trunk, which replaces the animal’s hands.
9. There is a breed of dog in the world that cannot bark
Perhaps you can’t wait to find out what kind of person non-barking breed of dog?! There is such an old breed in our world basenji - She comes from Africa, washing herself like a cat with her paws, and hugs her master with two fluffy legs - for the shoulder and neck. She does not know how to bark; instead, the basenji makes peculiar sounds, similar to rumbling. In Russia, these cute pets appeared relatively recently - in the early 90's.
For reference: translated from the dialect of African peoples, basenji means "dog jumping up and down ".
8. Snakes are able to see through the eyelids
“How can this be seen through the eyelids?”, Most likely, you thought. It seems to us something unrealistic, but snakes are capable of it. All this because of their special structure of the eyes - this animal does not have upper eyelids, which can be in a mobile state. Their function is performed by a protective film.
It turns out that the snake has nothing to close his eyes, but always closed transparent fused eyelids protect the eyes from any external influences. They look through the eyelids, and, you can say, they feel great.
7. Ants never sleep
Everyone knows these nimble toilers - ants. Most often they hunt alone for their prey, less often in groups. Ants are excellent scouts, sometimes they quickly assess the situation of hunting, and immediately attack.
But these mammals have another interesting feature - ants (or rather 80% of them) never sleep! For us, this seems striking, but for ants it’s a common thing. Thanks to this, the ant colony is always ready for the unexpected.
4. Shrimp has a heart in its head
Shrimps - the inhabitants of the seas of the whole world, are very unusual. These small crustaceans have an interesting structure - their heart is in the head, and more precisely in the occipital region of the anterior half of the shell.
Surprisingly, the genitals are nearby. The stomach and bladder are also located there. All that the shrimp did not have time to digest comes out at the base of the tail. Shrimp do not live long - 2-6 years, in many respects the life expectancy depends on the environment.
5. Wombat feces in a square shape
Externally, a wombat is something between a koala, a guinea pig and a mini-bear. It belongs to marsupials, its habitat is Australia and its nearest areas. This ancient animal is not at all afraid of people, his favorite pastime is digging the earth.
Wombat is a real vegetarian, and he also drinks little water. A small wombat resembles a pig, but then it is overgrown with wool and can already be compared with a bear.
This amazing animal has another feature - square wombat feces. This is due to the fact that horizontal grooves are located in the small intestine of the animal, which, most likely, turn feces into cubes.
4. Young jackals are born underground
Jackal - an animal that is associated with the ancient Roman definition of "golden wolf". Lives in dense thickets. Studying a mammal reveals interesting habits of a predator and its lifestyle. The jackal has a keen ear, thanks to which he discovers rodents in tall grass. The animal’s voice resembles the cry of a small child.
This representative of the wild wildlife has another feature - jackal cubs are born underground, and have a soft coat, the color of which is very diverse, but more often varies from light gray to dark brown. The young are born blind, and only on the 9-17th day they begin to see clearly.
3. Snails have about 25,000 teeth
The snail is a unique living creature that aquarists happily settle in their aquariums. She can live not only in the wild, but also become a full member of the family.
The snail makes its slow movement thanks to the sole - the front part extends and clings tightly to the support. The shell of the animal is its integral part - the external skeleton of the mollusk protects it from negative environmental factors, from enemies, and also retains moisture. A snail is already born with a shell, but in cubs it is almost invisible.
The snail is amazing in that it is the most toothy creature in nature. Snails have about 25,000 teeth! Agree, is it hard to imagine? And it's scary to imagine, especially if a toothy snail lives in your aquarium.
2. The blood of a grasshopper is white
Everyone probably knows the song "Grasshopper sat in the grass", in which it is sung about a funny animal! By the way, the first performer of the funny hit was Dunno - the hero of the beloved story of Nosov and the cartoon of the same name.
Grasshopper is a creature found almost everywhere. It is incredibly hardy and unpretentious to environmental conditions, which allows it to successfully take root in almost any corner of the Earth, with the possible exception of areas covered by ice and snow. An interesting fact about a grasshopper is the color of his blood - in a grasshopper it is white.
1. A grasshopper can jump 20 times longer than his body
No, the grasshopper did not train. Jumping at a distance of 20 times longer than your body is his natural feature. But of course, there are different cases - it all depends on the grasshopper breed, they can jump even more than 20 times longer - 30-40 times more than their body length!
In addition, grasshoppers are one of the most ancient animals, they have a wonderful ear and they own several world records in specific occupations.
Interesting fact: the winged grasshoppers extract interesting sounds by rubbing their wings intensely against each other. Thus, they send signals to other insects, and also attract females that are at a great distance from them.