11 Freaky Animal Facts
Animals have always been very diverse creatures, each with their own special ability or strange character trait. Here are 11 freaky animal facts which may need a second look.
1) Hummingbirds beat their wings 60-80 times per second
2) The flamingo can only eat when its head is upside-down
3) Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.
4) Honeybees have tiny hairs on their eyes to help them collect pollen.
5) A desert locust swarm can be 1191 square kilometres in size and can consume 192 million kilograms of plants in a single day.
6) An adult panda can spend up to 12 hours a day eating, and in order to fulfil their dietary needs, they need to eat at least 28 pounds of bamboo.
7) Butterflies taste with their feet.
8) Anteaters eat 35,000 ants a day.
9) Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
10) Baby giraffes can stand within half an hour of birth.
11) African elephants are the largest land mammals on the planet, and the females of this species undergo the longest pregnancy which is 22 months.
Source: https://www.globalanimal.org, Smitsonianmag.com
