Nature Trivia

  • Dalmatians are born without spots.
  • There are no two zebras who have stripes that are exactly the same.
  • Sharks have no air bladders, so they must swim constantly or they'll sink.
  • Sharks have no air bladders, so they must swim constantly or they'll sink.
  • Sharks have no air bladders, so they must swim constantly or they'll sink.
  • Cockroaches can go without eating for three months, as long as they have water.
  • Birds are largely unaffected by spicy things, like chilies, as they are not sensitive to capsaicin, the hot stuff in chilies.
  • The male penguin incubates the single egg laid by his mate. During the two month period he does not eat, and will lose up to 40% of his body weight.
  • Mako sharks show cannibalistic tendencies while still in mother's womb; older embryos will eat the younger embryos and eggs.
  • No one can drown in the Dead Sea. It is 25 percent salt, which makes the water very heavy
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