Do animals see color?
Apes and some monkeys perceive the full spectrum of color, as may some fish and birds.
But most mammals view color only as shades of gray.
A crab of the species Neptunus pelagines took 29 years to walk 101.5 miles underwater from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, an average speed of 3.5 miles per year.
The valuable substance is found in the stomach of a sperm whale. In the East, the soft, black ambergris is dried and used as a spice; in the West, it is used as a perfume fixative.
The world record for a jump by a frog is 33 feet 5.5 inches over the course of three consecutive leaps. It was achieved in May 1977 by a South African sharp-nosed frog called Santjie.
In 1972, in South Wales, a male dachshund is said to have crept up on a sleeping female Great Dane. The union produced 13 “Great Dachshunds,” with short legs, large heads, and raised ears.
In most species of songbirds, only male birds sing, and for only two reasons: to protect territory and to attract a mate.
Sometimes. What makes them decide to do so is uncertain.