Wildlife Facts
by Stephanie Fritch
Horse Facts
Horses can lock their joints so they can sleep standing up . Horses can run shortly after birth . Domestic horses have a lifespan of about 25 years. Horses have about 205 bones in their skeleton . Horses are herbivores . Horses have bigger eyes than all the mammals that live on land . Estimates suggest that there are over 60 million horses around the world .Ponies are small horses .
Sheep Facts and Pig Facts
Adult female sheep are called ewes . Adult male sheep are known as rams . Pigs are intelligent animals .Like humans pigs are omnivore meaning they eat both plants and meat . A pig’s snout is important for finding food and sensing the world around them . Pigs have an excellent sense of smell.There are around 2 billion pigs in the world . Humans farm pigs for meat such as pork, bacon,and ham . Sometimes people will keep pigs for pets . Wild pigs are often hunted in the wild . In some areas in the world wild boars are the main food source for the tiger .
Other Random Facts about animals
Many fish can taste without opening their mouths .There is a starfish with 40 arms . Fish can drown in water .There is a jellyfish that could be immortal .Fish cough . Starfish can regrow an arm infact a single arm can regenerate a whole body . Fish in polluted lakes can lose their sense of smell . A 10 year old goldfish had a 45 min. surgery to remove a tumor in 2014. Many animals have been reported to commit suicide . African Elephants have the best sense of smell in the animal kingdom . Dolphins have the longest memory in the Animal Kingdom . The deadliest animal in Africa is the Hippopotamus . Giraffes are the tallest animals . A male get grow to 18 feet . The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal . Omnivore teeth , Incisor - the front teeth sharp for biting off pieces of food , Canine teeth pointed for gripping and tearing food especially meat , Molars and premolars large and flat for crushing bits of food into pieces that can be swallowed . Herbivore teeth are incisors , molars and premolars no canine teeth . Canine teeth are incisors which are small , canine , and molars , premolars . Squirrels are small grey mammals , they live in the woodlands, parks and they build a nest called a “ drey “ in a tree . It is eaten by the birds of prey and foxes . Tawny Owls are a reddish-brownish bird with large eyes for hunting and sharp claws for catching prey . They live in woodlands and farmlands and eat small mammals such as mice and squirrels . Its predator is Humans .