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We can find animals living in the air, in water and on land. Animals are one of the groups of living beings with the greatest biodiversity and have colonized all existing environments. The science that studies animals is called Zoology. It is curious to see its characteristics, its abilities and skills, it is a world full of curiosities that many of us do not know. They are many I share the 50 that I found extraordinary.

# I hope you like it very much! 1.- The giraffe is the only mammal that has no vocal cords, so it is completely silent. 2.- The tongue of a blue whale weighs like an adult elephant. 3.- If a jellyfish called "marine wasp" stings, you have 45 seconds to live, since it is the most poisonous animal in the world. 4.- When an ant dies inside a house, an odor comes out of its body that attracts other ants that are responsible for burying it. 5.- The Giraffe sleeps only 7 minutes per day and does it standing. ![1840-grande.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQ6YX6ujFAMgX5Cj7Cgyy6Em4krvzvSN648ZVvZvCyRbh/1840-grande.jpg) [Fuente](https://www.google.co.ve/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj76MC5otHcAhXht1kKHYmqCk0QjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuentoscortos.com%2Fcuentos-originales%2Fla-jirafa-vanidosa&psig=AOvVaw1EyrEHJQH7YGVM-7IqE4Ga&ust=1533398942580898) 6.- The fur of a polar bear is not white, but it lacks color. It appears white because it has tiny bubbles of air for its isolation that scatter light, appearing the fur as white. 7.- The pregnancy of an elephant lasts almost 2 years. 8.- Dolphins sleep with one eye open. 9.- A hippo runs faster than a man. 10.- The mosquito has 47 teeth. ![por-que-dan-comezon-los-piquetes-de-mosquito.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNQaY2BC3ZMvZwHFgVf5y2rHENTEAaDYT8SnGfnRw7K6S/por-que-dan-comezon-los-piquetes-de-mosquito.png) [Fuente](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSDPRsIv3kyix9s1HembVzgn3FVn-DhLo0k_GsM86Q8K2XxKWvS) 11.-The size of a crocodile's brain is the same as that of a person's thumb. 12.- The only animal visible from space are corals. 13.- Animals predict when there will be a catastrophe. 14.-The hedgehogs see everything yellow. 15.- The Koala sleeps 22 hours a day. ![187972567-170x170.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXvuNhFfefAEXpeSHirSspXMeo8YQ1JuNDUaymE1S9fnL/187972567-170x170.jpg) [Fuente](https://media.istockphoto.com/vectors/sleeping-koala-vector-id187972567?s=170x170) 16.-It is physically impossible for pigs to look at the sky. 17.- The heart of a hummingbird or a canary beats 1000 times per minute. 18.- Mosquitoes prefer to bite children rather than adults and blondes than dark ones. 19.-The worm has 10 hearts located on the sides of the body. 20.- The owl can turn its head 360 degrees. ![imagesñpol.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRfRsQBTZrhBVzDVfskxsHNtZiGuaXtXmEaqh7mHhRCYg/images%C3%B1pol.jpg) [Fuente](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTaKd1xRKAP0NwalIOxo0svc2QNupGVLDYxJKEdqfo7kUFat-u2g) 21.- Ants do not sleep. 22.- The neck of the giraffe has the same number of bones as ours. 23.- The eye of the ostrich is bigger than his brain. 24.- Chameleons have a great ability to camouflage themselves, because their body is the same color as the place where they are. 25.- The African elephant is the largest land animal in the world. ![elephant-marching-prancing-cartoon-illustration-african-viewed-side-isolated-white-background-done-style-47720523.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmfDQN2b4Q1zYmdwL3wTg3zcY5pwpUznmrNtJdqSySQKDt/elephant-marching-prancing-cartoon-illustration-african-viewed-side-isolated-white-background-done-style-47720523.jpg) [Fuente](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/elephant-marching-prancing-cartoon-illustration-african-viewed-side-isolated-white-background-done-style-47720523.jpg) 26.- The fly vomits its food and then it is eaten again. 27.- The bat is the only mammal that flies. 28.- The toads have to close their eyes to swallow. 29.- The snail takes an hour to walk half a meter. 30.-Bees see the yellow flowers of blue color. ![depositphotos_9671972-stock-illustration-cute-little-bees-flying-around.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPs5XPmY2gg66joqjJ2SX9xsQ3vLmzP7YiP44vNtqaNYr/depositphotos_9671972-stock-illustration-cute-little-bees-flying-around.jpg) [Fuente](https://static8.depositphotos.com/1009919/967/v/950/depositphotos_9671972-stock-illustration-cute-little-bees-flying-around.jpg) 31.- The giraffe can lick its ears. 32.- The whales sleep with only half of the brain, it is like this to be able to remember to take a breath. 33.- The Dwarf Shark does not exceed 25 cm. 34.- The housefly has 4000 eyes. 35.- If the tigress does not protect her cubs, the tiger eats the puppy ![Tigresa.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQme6ux6ueio9VYQgmjvi7Sa1eQKhwkX3ZKrjqZ7yKvmRwg/Tigresa.jpg) [Fuente](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/doblaje/images/5/5e/Tigresa.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160128002957&path-prefix=es) 36.-The red kangaroo can jump up to 12 meters. 37.- The smallest fish in the world measures 8 millimeters. 38.- Most goldfish only have three seconds of memory. 39.- Starfish have no brains. 40.- In the world there are approximately the same number of rats as there are people. ![soñar-con-ratones-e1520637476440.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSk3oQbc3vGGuKvzH8mKStwiT3GJhw9xYEvZ8Z3VBbgxL/so%C3%B1ar-con-ratones-e1520637476440.jpg) [Fuente](https://i0.wp.com/www.xn--soar-hqa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/so%C3%B1ar-con-ratones-e1520637476440.jpg?fit=700%2C700) 41.-The penguin is the only bird that can not fly. 42.-Tarantulas can not weave cobwebs. 43.- The caterpillars have four thousand muscles. Humans have 600. 44.-The Anaconda is the largest snake in the world: it can measure up to 9 meters. 45.- The mole can dig on the ground 5 meters per hour. ![cromAhEX.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmckYbA3QrD1rjLuCZsZDGApiq1bBdbD2MnsTYyyCYjSBc/cromAhEX.jpg) [Fuente](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/781520482826805248/cromAhEX.jpg) 46.-Every year more people die from bee stings than from those killed by sharks. 47.- Elephants are the only mammals that can not jump. 48.- The ostrich is the animal that can achieve the most speed running on 2 legs. You can reach 67 km / h and can keep running great distances at that speed. 49.- The fastest bird is the peregrine falcon that can reach 340 km / h as it plummets over its prey. 50.-The horns of the rhinos are not bony, but are composed of thick, densely compressed hairs. ![rinoceronte-de-java-animales-la-selva-10205775.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXXE523Xckt2GuZkQyQ38tC5kvEkU53DMeHD2YRm28XuR/rinoceronte-de-java-animales-la-selva-10205775.jpg) [Fuente](https://cdn5.dibujos.net/dibujos/pintados/201543/rinoceronte-de-java-animales-la-selva-10205775.jpg) # What animal do you like and what curious data do you see? @alexlansol ![steemit education.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcGDmutaRDzmNmXtR2fvzbKRqfyZRYfAYNNeWBhxKBdGh/steemit%20education.JPG) [Fuente] (https://www.monografias.com/docs/Resumen-sobre-el-Reino-Animal-PKX2UPJDG2Y https://listas.20minutos.es/lista/40-curiosidades-sobre-los-animales-167919/ https://www.taringa.net/posts/mascotas/17804600/79-Curiosidades-del-Reino-Animal-que-tal-vez-no-conocias.html)