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The Earth is full of amazing creatures, from beloved household pets and exotic jungle kings to sweet barnyard friends and majestic ocean dwellers. Discover some of the weirdest and wackiest details about these glorious living things, big and small.
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A dog's sense of smell is between 10,000 and 100,000 times better than a human's, but they have just one-sixth our number of taste buds.
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Tigers can eat 40 pounds in a single meal. After such a big meal they can as long as a week without eating.
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Horses use their ears and eyes to communicate with each other. So far, Mr. Ed is the only "talking" horse.
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Honeybees can flap their wings 200 times every second.
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Certain types of male penguins "propose" to their females by giving them a pebble—which brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "nice rock!"
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Squirrels can't vomit or burp, so don't try to blame your picnic lunch belch on one.
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Ever wondered why flamingos stand on one leg? To stay warm. Keeping one leg close to the body conserves heat.
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Anteaters can consume 35,000 ants and termites in a single day.
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Birds have a great sense of sight but a poor sense of smell, so go ahead and put a baby bird back in its nest. The mother bird likely won't smell that a human has touched her kiddo.
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Meows are not an innate cat language. They developed them to communicate with us! While cats can make more than 100 different sounds, dogs only make around 10.
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A blue whale's blowhole can spray water 30 feet in the air.
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African buffalo herds are democratic and feminist: Only adult females can "vote" for which way to travel. The indicate their choice by standing up, looking in one direction and then lying back down.
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Butterflies can taste with their feet. They use the taste sensors there to determine which leaves caterpillars can eat so they know where to lay their eggs.
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The average dog is about as smart as a two-year-old child. That explains a lot—about both canines and toddlers!
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Unlike most every other mammal, cats can't taste sweetness. They're also often lactose intolerant, so you might as well lick your own ice cream bowl clean!
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The toothy grins of chimps in TV shows don't mean what you think. That expression signals fear or anxiety in a chimp's world. They make a grunting sound when happy.
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Humans sweat all over their bodies, but dogs only sweat on the pads of their feet.
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Cats have over 20 muscles to control their ears and can rotate them 180 degrees. No wonder their sense of hearing is so amazing!
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Bottlenose dolphins swim up to 18 miles an hour. Most humans are lucky to swim 4 miles per hour.
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Elephants have a specific warning call that means "human."
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Dogs only see in yellow, blue and gray, so do your pup a favor and buy a frisbee in one of those colors so he can more easily find it at the park.
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A blue whale's tongue can weigh more than a female elephant—or equal to about six grand pianos.
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When a koala is born it's about the size of a big jelly bean. It can't see or hear but it can already climb. So cute!
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Horses can sleep standing up. But please don't tip them (or cows) over while they are getting their zzz's.
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In the hot Australian desert, kangaroos lick their arms to stay cool.
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Even Kiss frontman Gene Simmons should be jealous of giraffes: their tongues are 21 inches long!
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Greyhounds are the fastest dogs, reaching 45 miles per hour. The average dog only runs around 19 miles per hour.
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A harpy eagle has a wing span of about six feet and can carry away a monkey or a sloth on its four-inch talons.
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Hippos make their own sunblock! The herbivorous mammal secretes a pinkish-reddish substance through its skin that protects it from the blistering African sun.
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A kangaroo uses its powerful hind legs to hop as fast as 30 miles per hour. But, the shape of its body, legs, and tail means it can't walk backwards.
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