Long Jumpers

December 9, 2007

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The Western Gray Kangaroo covers as much as 10meters (33feet) in one leap.

The Giant Squirrel can also jump to a height of 20feet (6m).

The Brush Tailed Wallaby can jump at heights of nearly 13feet (3.99meters).

Also, the Puma can jump at heights of 18feet (5.5meters).


Land Giants!

November 6, 2007

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Green Anaconda = 45 Feet = 456 Inches

Reticulated python = 50 Feet = 480 inches

African Python = 23 Feet = 134 inches

Red Rock Python = 25 Feet = 150 inches

Burmese = 45 Feet = 457 inches

Indian Rock = 17 Feet = 345 inches


Sea Giants!

November 6, 2007

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The Blue Whale = 39-90 Feet Long = 1200-3400 inches long

The Fin Whale = 56-79 Feet Long = 998 – 1100 inches long

The sperm whale= 29-56 Feet long = 678=900 inches long

The bowhead = 45 Feet long = 670-780 inches long

The Humpback Whale = 999-1078 inches long

The Minke Whale = 456-700 Inches long

The beluga whale = 234-356 inches long = 45 Feet long

The narwal = 120-240 inches long


World Tallest and Smallest Animal

November 6, 2007

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The Giraffe could stand to 6m (19ft 8in) high. It feeds on tall tress up to 6.2m (21ft).It’s tongue are also 18in (45cm) from its mouth. It can eat trees that are 7m (23ft). It’s neck is 10ft (3m) long.

 

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The Bumblebee Bat weights to 1 ¼ g ( 1/18oz ). And its wingspan is 6in (150mm) (15cm) long. Smaller than a Giraffe’s tongue.


Animal Records

November 6, 2007

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fastest land animal- cheetah

 

The Peregrine Falcon can reach a max . speed of 250m/hr ( 385 km/hr )

The Black Mamba is the fastest snake. It can moves at 23m/hr ( 49 km/hr )

The Snail must crawl to 33 hours to reach 1 mile. You could do that in 20 minutes.

The Biggest egg is from the Ostrich. It can be 24 times bigger than the Chicken’s.

The fastest land animal is the cheetah. It can run nearly 75 m/hr ( 121 km/hr ).

The largest lizard is the Komodo Dragon. It can weight to 190 lb ( 99kg ).

The largest snake is the Anaconda. It can grow to 20ft 6m ). There are stories of 100ft monsters in 1900.

The Gaboon Viper’s fangs are 1 ½ in ( 4cm ) long. It could inject 45 % of it’s venom.

The smallest bird is 64mm ( 1.2 in ) long. And weight to only 1.9 lb ( 0.002kg ).

The smallest creature is only 7.9mm ( 0.00007 in ) long.


Sword Fish

November 6, 2007

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Did you know that the Sword Fish can swim up to 68.18m/hr ( 100km/hr ).

An human average is only 30-40km/hr (20m/hr).


World Largest Fish

November 6, 2007

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Did you know ?

The Whale Shark is the largest fish. And some recorded at 59ft ( 17.7m ) long. And weight to 15 tonnes or more.


World Largest Mammals

November 6, 2007

The world’s largest mammal is the Blue Whale it can weight to 140 tonnes. And also a length of 99ft ( 29m ) long.

In a day it can feed up to 6 -10 tonnes of food.

In a day it can drink up to 160 gallons ( 600 litters ) of water.


Speed Records

November 6, 2007

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The peregrine falcon can reach a speed of 300mph ( 476 kph )

The cheetah can reach a speed of 100kph ( 63 mph )

Brown bear 55kph ( 30mph )

Puma 100kph ( 63mph )

Cheetah 120kph ( 70mph )

Most cars 160kph ( 98mph )

Peregrine falcon 180kph ( 112mph )

Record cars 420kph ( 194mph )

Peregrine falcon ( dive ) 495.44kph ( 331mph )


Mountains

November 5, 2007

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Mount Everest 8,880m (29,310ft).

Marinas Trench 11,000m (36,600ft).

K2 8,586m (28,169ft).

Cho Oyu 8,201m (26,906ft).

Broad Peak 8,047m (26,400ft).

Lhotse 8,516m (27,940ft).

Mauna Kea 10,000m (33,333ft).

Olympus Mons 26,400m (88,150ft).