AMAZING FACTS

10 best amazing facts

1. According to hospital figures, dogs bite an average of 1 million Americans a year.

2. The last animal in the dictionary is the Zyzzyva, a tropical weevil.

3. Honeybees have hair on their eyes.

4. The only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica

5. The study of ants is called Myrmecology.

6. The biggest ant colony was found on the Ishikari Coast of Hokkaido: 306 million worker ants and 1 million queens lived in 45,000 interconnected nests over an area of 2.7 square kilometres (1.7 square miles). A worker ant will live for up to 5 years; while a Queen will live up to 25 years.

7. The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.

8. The tallest dog on record was named Shamgret Danzas. He was 42 inches tall (at the shoulder!) and weighed 238 lbs.

9. The first dog show was held in England in 1859.

10. Dolphins sleep with one half of the brain at a time, and one eye closed.