Hummingbirds flap their wings between 50 and 70 times a second!
When an octopus gets angry, it shoots a stream of black "ink".
There are about 100 billion birds in the world, and about 6 billion of them make their homes in the United States.
The emperor penguin is playful, and often times lies on its chest and side to slide along the ice and snow.
The leatherback is the biggest sea turtle, and it can weigh as much as 1,500 pounds.
The snapping shrimp, only 1 1/2 inches long, makes a noise with its one big claw, which sounds exactly like a firecracker.
Starfish can have up to 16 arms!
Flying fish actually glide on wind currents above the surface of the water, sometimes up to 20 feet above the surface.
Sea snakes are the most poisonous snakes in the world.
Adult male giraffes bang their long necks together in a form of ritual fighting, during which no harm is done to either giraffe.
The stonefish, which lives off the coast of Australia, is the most poisonous fish in the world.
The black-necked cobra, which lives mostly in Africa, spits its venom into the eyes of its victim, to cause it blindness.
When two lovebirds appear to be kissing, they are actually grooming each other with their bills to keep clean and neat.
The honeybee has to travel an average of 43,000 miles to collect enough nectar to make a pound of honey!
A bird called the bee eater in areas of Africa thinks that riding around on the backs of other animals is fun!
The dipper bird builds nests behind waterfalls for protection.
Vultures can soar for hours without one beat of their wings.
Sea horses pull themselves around with their chins leading them.
Sometimes birds show anger towards humans by taking out its feelings on other birds nearby, because they are too afraid to attack humans.
Foxes sometimes nip at the heals of cattle so the stomping of the cattle makes mice and other rodents come out of the ground, for the fox to eat.
