#1
A Cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum, a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
#2
There are more than 50 different kinds of Kangaroos. A group of Kangaroos is called a mob. Young Kangaroos are called joeys.
#3
A Jellyfish is 95 percent water.
#4
A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkey can't.
#5
When a Cheetah is running at top speed, it covers about 7.3 metres in only four footfalls.
#6
An African elephant's ears resemble the shape of the continent of Africa.
#7
A Snail has something called a radula in its mouth. It is like a file with rows made up of about 25,000 tiny teeth.
#8
The Saltwater crocodile and the nile crocodile are the largest of the 23 crocodilian species. The males grow up to 20 ft (6 metres) long and weigh about a ton. A crocodile's tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth and it cannot move it, meaning a crcodile cannot chew. It breaks up its food by biting into it and then turning over to tear pieces off, swallowing the food whole, bones and all. Its digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail.
#9
This bird which has no wings at all is known as a "Kiwi".
