Animal Fun Facts By: Austin Ziance
Scorpions
Facts about Scorpions There are about 1,200 species of scorpions, most of them concentrated on warm areas of land including Africa. The largest scorpion is the Emperor scorpion. It is about 18 cm. (7 in.) long. The smallest scorpion is about 1.3 cm (0.5 in.) long. The oldest fossil scorpion is 400 million years old and looks exactly like modern species.
Sharks
Facts about Sharks Sharks can generate up to 40,000 pounds per square inch of pressure in a single bite. Sharks are not color blind. Divers think they like the “Yummy Yellow” color of some wetsuits. Sharks sometimes use heartbeats to track their preys. They would have electricity- sensing nodules that are called ampallae of Lorenzini.
Roadrunner
Facts about Roadrunner Roadrunners can fly, but they prefer to stay on the ground. Roadrunners mostly eat scorpions, lizards, insects, rodents, snakes, and other birds as their prey. Did you know that roadrunners kill and eat RATTLESNAKES!?
Salamander
Facts about Salamanders Only two species of salamanders can grow up to 5 feet long. The name “Salamander” comes from the Greek word for Fire Lizard. Did you know that salamanders are nocturnal?
Rhinoceros
Facts about a Rhinoceros There are five living species of rhinos- black, white, greater one-horned, Javan, and Sumatran. The longest Rhinoceros horn recorded and measured is 60 inches long. The closest living relative to the rhinoceros are tapirs, zebras and horses.
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