1. FASCINATING FACTS OF
ANIMALS & BIRDS
Educative & Interesting Inputs for
Children & Elders Alike
Pinaki

2. The EARTH has over 12,00,000 species
of animals, 3,00,000 species of plants &
1,00,000 other species.
Most species have certain specific
features. Lets see some of them..

3. TRYNOSAURS
LETS START WITH SOME WHICH HAVE BECOME
EXTINCT
The TRYNOSAUR was a fierce DINOSAUR which had
sixty long & sharp teeth, used to attack & eat other
dinosaurs.

4. DIMETRODON
DIMETRODON was a mammal like REPTILE
with a snail on its back. This acted as a
radiator to cool the body of the animal.

5. DOLPHIN
DOLPHINS sleep with 1 eye open

6. SNAILS
SNAILS can have as many as 14175 teeth laid
along 135 rows on their tongue

7. BUTTERFLY
A BUTTERFLY has 12,000 eyes

8. CASSOWARY
CASSOWARY is a dangerous BIRD, that can kill a man
or animal by tearing off with its dagger like claws

9. POLAR BEARS
POLAR BEARS can look clumsy
& slow but during chase on ice,
can reach 25 miles / hr of speed

10. OWL
OWL is the only bird, which can
rotate its head to 270 degrees

11. KIWIS
KIWIS are the only birds,
which hunt by sense of smell.

12. ELEPHANT
The longest ELEPHANT tusk ever
recorded was 138 inches long and it
weighed 314 pounds which made it
the heaviest tusk of the elephant.

13. BLUE WHALE
A BLUE WHALE can eat as much as 3 tons of
food everyday, but at the same time can live
without food for 6 months.

14. SWAN
The SWAN has over 25,000 feathers in its body