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Friday, October 9, 2009

Did You Know?

Lions have a black spot on the back of their ears. This is so that cubs can look at it to follow their mothers.





Elephants don’t have sweat glands so they fan themselves with their big ears.




The rhinoceros’ horn is usually about 20 inches long. The longest horn ever was 53.5 inches long.




The horns of the Ankole’s cattle are a cooling system for their blood.




The warts on a male warthog’s face help protect them during fights.





Scientists use the stripes on a zebra’s behind to identify them. The stripes are like a fingerprint.



Camels can go more than two weeks and walk more than 400 miles without drinking water.



A giraffe’s black tongue is 18 inches long.