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Fascinating Facts About Animals

Here is a collection of fascinating facts about animals from around the world.

Bats

The only mammal which is native to New Zealand is the bat.

Cows have four stomachs.

An adult elephant can hold up to 2 gallons (9 litres) of water in its trunk.

A giraffe has the same number of bones in its neck as humans do.

Horses have eighteen pairs of ribs.

An otter's footprint is called a seal

The longest recorded life span of a rabbit is eighteeen years.

You can find this one in the Sports category

In 1875 Matthew Webb became the first man to swim the English Channel.