Stupid Facts - More Animal Facts

• The Tropical Orb Weaver spider spins a web over 18 feet (5.5 M) in circumference.

• The Moose is the world's largest deer.

• The Arctic Jellyfish can have a diameter of 7 1/2 feet (2.28 M) and tentacles stretching 120 feet (36.3 M)

• The male Emperor Moth can smell a female 6.8 miles (11 km) away.

• The Peregrine Falcon can swoop up to 217 MPH (350 km/h).

• The Anchovy is a dwarf herring.

• The Koala lives entirely on eucalyptus and does not drink water.

• The Sloth grows green algae on its hair for camouflage.

• The Sperm Whale can dive to a depth of over 8,000 feet (2,400 M).

• The Ribbon Worm can digest 95% of its own body when food is scarce.

• The Swift is a bird that remains airborne for 2-3 years, during which time it sleeps, drinks, eats, and mates on the wing.

• The African Earthworm can grow up to 22 feet (6.5 M) in length.

• The Arctic Tern migrates 14,000 miles (22,530 KM) each way.

• The Albatross has the largest wing span of any bird at over 11 feet (3.05 M).

• The Giant Salamander is the world's largest amphibian measuring up to 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 M) long.

• The American Woodcock is the world's slowest flying bird.

• The Ruppel's Vulture is the highest flying bird with altitudes recorded at 37,000 feet (11,277 M).

• The Killer Whale is the fastest swimming mammal with a maximum speed of 34 mph (55 Km/h).

• Dolphins always keep one eye open while sleeping.

• The Giant Spidercrab is the world's largest crustacean with a claw span of 9 feet (2.74 M).

• Orangutan means "man of the forest."

• The Cuckoo places its eggs in the nests of other birds, leaving them to be hatched and the young to be raised by the new parents.

• The Coelacanth is a fish thought to be extinct 60 million years ago until one was found alive in 1939.

• Guinea Pigs were domesticated by the Incas for food.

• The Rhinoceros Beetle can support 850 times its own weight.