Whale sharks are the biggest living fish in the world, measuring up to 40 ft long and over 40,000 pounds.
(by jsintek)
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some tidbits about our wonderful world.
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Jaguarundis, although feline, more closely resemble weasels. They are not native to the United States but it is believed that there is a feral population in Florida.
(by Truus & Zoo)
Hummingbirds consume so much energy at their daytime body temperatures that they have to go into torpor (true unconsciousness) every night; otherwise, they would literally run of out energy and starve to death by morning.
(by Alfredo11)
Baby crocodiles (and alligators) will call from within the egg if they cannot break it open themselves, and their mother will gently break it open with her teeth. She will then carry the baby to the water in her mouth.
(by Wee in YYC)
The kakapo is the world’s heaviest parrot. It is also nocturnal, flightless, and highly endangered.
The Mid-Oceanic Ridge is the longest mountain chain in the world. It is underwater and runs for about 40,000 miles.
(by ►CubaGallery)
This is a Tibetan fox. They live in extremely high altitudes in Tibet as well as areas of India and Nepal.
Monarch butterflies migrate annually, coming from all over the eastern United States and flying to the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico. We aren’t sure how the butterflies locate a spot they have never been to before (only every fifth generation migrates, due to their relatively short life spans), from up to 2500 miles away.
(by aviac)
