01. Tiger shrimp (only 2 cm long) can snap their claws so fast it makes a bubble that explodes louder than a jet plane—230 decibels!
02. Nudibranchs can steal poison from their prey and use it to protect themselves.
03.Inland Taipan is the world’s most poisonous snake. One bite can kill 100 grown men.
04. Mayflies live only about 24 hours, the shortest life of any animal.
05. Lyrebirds have curved tail feathers like a lyre (musical instrument). They can copy almost any sound, even machines and human noises.
06. Cereal leaf beetle babies wear their own poop like armor!
07. Sloths move only about 40 yards a day and sleep for up to 20 hours.
08. Satanic leaf-tailed geckos from Madagascar look exactly like dried leaves.
09. Peacock spiders are tiny but colorful—they can even see UV light.
10. Hippos kill more people every year than lions.
11. Tennessee fainting goats fall over when scared because their muscles freeze.
12. American bison are the biggest animals in North America. Males can weigh up to 2,000 pounds.
13. Alaskan wood frogs can freeze almost completely in winter and still survive.
14. Baby zebras recognize their mothers by their stripe patterns.
15. Snow leopards are so rare that photographers must climb mountains over 12,000 feet high in winter just to spot one.
16. Black leopards look all black, but if you look closely, their spots are still there—just dark-on-dark.
17. Rhacophorus frogs can glide in the air using skin flaps on their sides.
18. Flat-headed frogs from Borneo have no lungs—they breathe through their skin.
19. Red foxes live in more places than any other carnivore in the world.
20. A cow’s stomach can hold 50 gallons of food—like a whole bathtub full!
21. Cow farts make 25% of methane pollution in the U.S. Scientists are trying to reduce this by changing cow DNA.
22. Alligator gar is a fish that has existed for over 100 million years. It has sharp teeth and can breathe air.
23. The frilled shark has 300 very sharp teeth arranged in 25 rows!
24. Star-nosed moles have 22 tiny fingers on their nose. They are so sensitive, they can even feel earthquakes before they happen.
25. Red-lipped batfish can’t swim well. They “walk” on the ocean floor using their fins like feet.
26. Red kangaroos can grow as tall as a human (6 feet) and weigh over 200 pounds. They can almost see all around them (nearly 360°).
27. Screaming hairy armadillos cry in a way that sounds like a newborn baby.
28. Pink fairy armadillos are the smallest armadillos—only about 6 inches long.
29. Sea lampreys have a round mouth with at least 12 rows of teeth and only one nose hole on the top of their head.
30. Dumbo octopuses have ear-like fins, just like Disney’s Dumbo. They live very deep in the ocean and don’t need ink because predators rarely reach that depth.
31. Hadal snailfish live deeper than any other fish—about 27,000 feet deep! They are small, pink, and have no scales.
32. Yeti crabs are blind and have hairy arms.
33. Japanese spider crabs have the longest legs of any crab in the world.
34. Axolotls always look like they’re smiling. They stay “baby-like” even when they grow up.
35. Glass frogs have see-through bellies—you can see their organs!
