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Animal Facts

Mammals Facts


A lion’s roar can be heard up to 8 km away
Otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift apart
A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jelly bean
Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight
Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump
Cheetahs can accelerate from 0 to 96 km/h in about 3 seconds
A blue whale’s heart can weigh as much as a small car
A blue whale’s heart can weigh as much as a small car
A sun bear has the longest tongue of any bear — up to 25 cm
Quokkas are known as the world’s happiest animal for their smile-like expression
Fennec foxes have oversized ears that radiate heat
A moose can dive several meters underwater to eat plants
A grizzly bear can smell food from over 30 km away in good conditions
Saolas are so rare they are called the Asian unicorn
Sumatran orangutans have lost most of their forest habitat
A blue whale calf can gain about 90 kg per day
Bottlenose dolphins can recognize themselves in mirrors
A beluga whale’s melon changes shape when it vocalizes
Humpback whale songs can travel for many kilometers underwater
Orcas are dolphins — not whales in the everyday sense
Dolphins call each other by unique signature whistles
The oldest known pet cat burial dates back about 9,500 years
A group of cats is called a clowder
A cat’s freefall righting reflex begins to work by about 3–4 weeks of age
The average dog is as smart as a 2-year-old child in some social tasks

Mammals