More Facts about Animals

Do you know how long animals can live? The animal that lives the longest is the tortoise. Some tortoises can live 300 or 400 years. Crocodiles can live 300 years. Elephants and eagles can live about 100 years.

Did you know that elephants are very good swimmers?

Did you know that elephants can pick up a coin with their trunks? The trunk is very important for an elephant. An elephant can do many things with its trunk, like we do with our hands. It can pick up a man and put him on its back. It can also pick up a coin from the ground and give it to a person.

Did you know that when an elephant grows, all its body grows except its eyes?

Did you know about the march of 37 elephants across the Alps? A long time ago, Hannibal used 37 elephants to cross the snowy Alps when he fought against Rome. Hannibal’s elephants were smaller than the African elephants we see today.

Did you know that crocodiles are cold-blooded? Their body temperature changes with the temperature of the air.

Did you know that a long time ago crocodiles lived in Europe?

Did you know that crocodiles kill more people in Africa than any other wild animal?

Did you know that in the 18th century in France there was a big wolf that frightened people? It killed 90 people before it was killed.

Did you know that if you feed a bear too much, it can die? When a bear eats too much food, it will not eat roots and berries. But it needs these foods for its long winter sleep.

Did you know that the snow leopard in Tibet has a tail longer than its body?

Did you know that once there was a tortoise in America with a flower growing on its back?

Did you know that scientists think the cleverest wild animal is the chimpanzee? The second cleverest is the orangutan, and the third is the elephant?

Lions are cleverer than tigers and leopards.

Among domestic animals, the cleverest are horses and dogs. They learn many things from people.

Did you know that animals can “talk” to each other? They cannot speak like humans, but many animals show their feelings with sounds. For example, monkeys make many different sounds, and each sound has a meaning.