10 Amazing Scientific “Facts of Animals, Birds and Insects” interesting facts for Class 10 and 12 Part 8

Facts of Animals, Birds and Insects-8

271. The rat can last longer without water than the camel.

272. The crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

273. The mole can dig a tunnel 100 yards long in a single night.

274. Cows can live up to 25 years. You can guess the age of a cow that has horns by counting the number of rings on the horns.

275. The jaguar is the only big cat that does not roar.

276. Apart from humans, only the chimpanzee can recognize itself in the mirror.

277. The earthworm has a life –span of 5 to 10 years.

278. A cow has four stomachs- the rumen, the reticulum , the omasum and the abomasums. The rumen is the largest stomach acts as a fermentation chamber. The abomasums is the last of the four and is comparable in both structure and function to the human stomach.

279. The cockroach has a life- span of about 40 days.

280. The male lion can eat up to 35 kilograms of meat at one meal.