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1). Raccoons Behaviour Can Be Unpredictable And Therefore The Can Be Dangerous Often Though The Biggest Danger From A Raccoon Is That They Can Carry Rabies, As Well As Other Horrible Diseases. Raccoons Can Run Up to 15 Miles Per Hour, Even While Climbing Up Trees. They Can Fall From A Height Of 131 Foot And Be Unharmed. Raccoons Are Also Able To Swim Very Quickly, These Are All Great Abilities That Help Them To Escape After Stealing Food. 2). Raccoon Poo Is Tube-Shaped And Generally Two To Three Inches In Length. People Have Compared It To Looking Like Dug Faces. It Will Often Contain Bits Of Undigested Food. They Often Defecate In The Same Spot And Then It  builds Up. This Is Called A Raccoon Latrine.They Have Bushy Ringed Tails And A Black Mask Across Their Eyes. It Is Not Known Why They Have The Black Mask Across Their Faces, But One Thesis Is That Is Enhances Their Ability To See At Night. They Have Very Thick Grayish-Brown Fur, Of Which 90% Is Underfur To Keep Them Warm. 3). Males

1). Scorpions Are Arachnids. Scorpions Are Arthropods That Belong To The Class Arachnida. 2). The Arachnidas Include Spiders, Harvestmen, Ticks And Mites, And All Manner Of Scorpion-Like Creatures That Are Not Really Scorpions. 3). They Have Long Lifespan Most Arthropods Have Relatively Brief Lives Compared To Other Animals. 4). In The Wild, Scorpions Typically Live From 2-10 Years. In Captivity, Scorpions Have Lived As Long As 25 Years. 5). Modern Scorpions Can Live As Long As 25 Years. That's No Accident. Scorpions Are Champions Of Survival. 6). Whin Scorpions, Pseudo Scorpions, And Wind Scorpions. Like Their Arachnid Scorpions Have Two Body Parts (Cephalothorax And Abdomen) And Four Pairs Of Legs. 7). Although Scorpions Share Anatomical Similarities With All Of The Other Arachnids, Scientists Who Study Their Evolution Believe They Are Most Closely Related To Harvestmen (Opiliones). 8). They Can Survive Just About Anything. Arthropods Have Lived On The Land For Over 400 Million Y

1). In Greek The Word 'Squirrel' Means 'Shadow Tail'. 2). Squirrels Have 4 Toes On Their Front Feet, Which Are Extremely Sharp And Used For Gripping Tree Bark Whilst Climbing. They Also Have 5 Toes On Their Back Feet. The Hind Legs Of Squirrels Are Double Jointed, Which Gives Them The Ability To Run Up And Down Trees Very Quickly. 3). Mating Season For Squirrels Is From February To May, With A 44 Day Gestation Period. Generally, 2-4 Young Are Born Per Litter.A Male Squirrel Can Actually Smell A Female In Heat, From Up To A Mile Away. 4). Squirrels Can Eat Their Own Body Weight Every Week, Which Is Roughly 1.5 Pounds. Squirrels Can Fall From 30 Meters High, Without Hurting Themselves. 5). With 285 Species Of Squirrels, They Can Be Found In Every Continent Except Antarctica And Australia. The Most Iconic Behavior Of Squirrel Is Storing Nuts And Acorns For Winter. Which Is Necessary For The Species Of Squirrel That Don't Hibernate.

1). The Walrus's Scientific Name Is Odobenus Rosmarus, Is Latin For "Tooth-Walking Seahorse." The Walrus Is A Large Marine Mammal Found Inhabiting The Freezing Cold And Icy Waters Of The Arctic Circle. Walruses Are Pinnipeds. The Word Pinnipeds Means Fin Or Flipper-Footed And Refers To The Marine Mammals That Have Front And Rear Flippers. 2). There Are Three Subspecies Of Walrus: The Atlantic Walrus Which Lives In The Atlantic Ocean, The Pacific Walrus Which Lives In Pacific Ocean, The Laptev Walruses Which Live In The Laptev Sea Of The Arctic Ocean. 3). The Average Lifespan Of Walrus Is 30-40 Years In The Wild. 4). Walruses Prefer Molluscs Mainly Bivalves Such As Clams. They Also Eat Many Other Kind Of Invertebrates Including Worms, Gastropods, Cephalopods, Crustaceans, Sea Cucumbers, And Other Self-Bodied Animals. Walruses May Occasionally Prey On Fishes Such As Polar Cod. A Walrus's Bottom-Dwelling Prey Usually Inhabit Waters No More Than About 80m Deep: A Walrus G

1). Giant Anteaters Have No Teeth. Instead They Have Hard Plates In Their Mouth That Crush Up Ants And Termites As They Are Rushed-Up Their Snouts With Their Tongues. This Creates A Sort Of Insects Paste That They Swallow. 2). Giant Anteaters Have Been Known To Supplement Their Diets With Soft Fruits Such As Mango And Papaya. Although Mango Eater Doesn't Quite Have The Same Ring To It As Anteaters. 3). The Giant Anteaters Walk On Its Knuckles, Much Like A Gorillas. This Is So It Can Keep Its Claws Nice And Sharp.These Claws Are Used For Digging And For Defense. 4). They Use Their Power As A Formidable Defense. Giant Anteaters Rear Up On Their Hind Legs And Lash Out With Their Claws. A Single Swipe Is Powerful Enough To kill A Jaguar, It Is Apex Predators In The Giant Anteaters Habitat. 5). The Main Diet Of A Giant Anteaters Are Actually Termites. Although They Eat Ants On A Regular Basis. 6). With Razon-Sharp Claws And Big, Powerful Forearms, Giant Anteaters Make Light Work Of Digg

1) Lemurs Used To Live In Africa, But Monkeys There Were Too Much Of A Competition For The Lemurs. 2) Lemurs Live About 18 Years. Lemurs Compete With Other Males By Having What Is Called A "Stink War" Using The Glands In Their Wrists To Scent Their Tails. 3) The Lemur If Threatened, Attacks With Its Short Nails. Their Tails Are Longer Than They Are (The Tail Being 22 Inches In Length) And Is Used For Balance And Communication With The Species. 4) The Name Lemur Is Actually Latin For "Spirits Of The Night". 5) Lemurs Use Scents To Communicate With Other Lemurs. Lemurs Bask In Sunlight During The Morning And It Is Often A Group Activity. 6) The Diet Of A Lemur Consists Mostly Of Fruit And Leaves. They Also Eat Flowers, Insects, Herbs, And Decayed Wood, As Well As Bark And Sap. 7) Lemurs Are A Species Of Primate Known As 'Prosimians'. The Smallest Species Of Lemur Is Known As The Dwarf Mouse Lemur (or Pygmy Mouse Lemur) And Weighs Only 30 Grams. 8) Lemurs Have

1) Stoats Habitats Include Riparian Woodlands, Marshes, Shrubby Generous, And Open Areas Adjacent To Forests Or Shrub Borders. 2) The Average Lifespan Of A Stoat Is 1 to 2 Years, And The Maximum Is 7 Years. 3) These Slender, Agile, Voracious Mammals Measure 13 To 29 Cm (5 to 12 in) In Head And Body Length, Have A Tail Length Of 5 To 12 Cm (2 To 4.7 in), And Weigh Less Than 0.3 Kg (0.7 Pounds) 4) Females Are Smaller Than Males, And Members Of Northern Populations Are Smaller Than Their Southern Counterparts. 5) In Summer The Stoat Is Brown, With A Whitish Throat, Chest, And Belly. In Colder Climates The Winter Coat Is White, Except For The Black Tail Tip. In Moderately Cold Climates The Fur Becomes Only Partly White. 6) Tree Roots, Hollow Logs, Stone Walls, And Rodent Burrows Are Used as Dens. 7) The Stoat's Lithe, Agile Body Allows It To Move Swiftly Both Above Ground And Through Underground Burrows. 8) Although Ermines Are Primarily Terrestrial, They Climb Trees And Swim Well. 9)

1) Black Swans Are Native To Australia. A Swan Will Mate For Life. 2) A Group Of Wild Swans Are Known As A Herd, However, A Group In Captivity Is Called A Fleet. A Male Swan Is Called A Cob, And A Female Swan Is Called A Pen. 3 ) Swans Are Highly Intelligent And Remember Who Has Been Kind To Them, Or Not. 4 ) Cygnophobia Or Kiknophobia Is The Fear Of Swans. 5) A Baby Swan Is Called A Cygnet. 6) Swans Can Fly As Fast As 60 Miles Per Hour! 7) The Black Necked Swan Lives In South America. 8) Swan Eggs Take Between 35 And 42 Days To Hatch.

1). The Word "Flamingo" Originates From The Latin Word Meaning "Flame". 2). There Are Only 6 Species Of Flamingos. 3). Flamingos Are Easily Recognizable Birds As They Spend Most Of Their Time Standing On One Leg. Wild Flamingos Are Pink Because They Consume Vast Quantities Of Algae And Insects. 4). There Are 19 Bones In A Flamingo's Neck. 5). Their Beaks And Feathers Are Made Of A Tough Substance Called Keratin. 6). The Bend Halfway Down The Flamingo's Leg Is Actually It's Ankle, Not Its Knee! 7). Flamingos Stand On One Leg In Water Because It Reduces The Amount Of Body Heat Lost By The Cold Water. 8). Flamingos Lay One Large Egg At A Time. The Eggs Weigh Between 115 To 140 Grams. Female Can Lay Two Eggs At Once, However, It Is Uncommon That Both Eggs Will Hatch. 9). 1 Out Of 300 People Has An Irrational Phobia Of Flamingos. The Oldest Flamingo On Record Lived To 44 Years Old At The Philadelphia 200. 10). A Group Of Flamingos Are Called A "Flock&quo