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Fun Facts About Nature

The document provides various facts about animals and natural phenomena. It notes that frogs can jump 20 times their height, slow lorises have a toxic bite, and newts can push their bones through their skin as a defense. It also discusses the diets of bears and yellowstone, the properties of black holes, the relative number of trees and stars, and unusual traits of insects and trees.

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Fun Facts About Nature

The document provides various facts about animals and natural phenomena. It notes that frogs can jump 20 times their height, slow lorises have a toxic bite, and newts can push their bones through their skin as a defense. It also discusses the diets of bears and yellowstone, the properties of black holes, the relative number of trees and stars, and unusual traits of insects and trees.

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● Most frogs can jump up to 20 times their height1.

● Slow lorises are only found in Southeast Asia and they have a toxic bite that can cause anaphylactic shock1.
● The Iberian ribbed newt turns its bones into weapons by pushing them through its skin when threatened1.
● Tigers are the most vengeful animals on the planet and they can hold a grudge for years1.
● The diet of the Yellowstone bears consists of a large portion of moths, which they eat up to 40,000 per day1.
● You can boil and freeze liquids at the same time under a phenomenon called the triple point, which occurs at a specific temperature and
pressure1.
● Black holes are not black, but rather emit a faint glow of radiation called Hawking radiation1.
● There are 12 times more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy. Scientists estimate there are between 200 – 400 billion stars in our
galaxy while there are an estimated 1 trillion trees on Earth2.
● The water skipper’s legs are so buoyant they can support fifteen times the insect’s weight without sinking. They also have one of the most
disturbing mating rituals on earth, involving stabbing and coercion3.
● Acacia trees can warn each other of danger by releasing a chemical when they are grazed by animals, which prompts nearby trees to produce
bitter-tasting leaves4.
● The world’s smallest reptile is a chameleon that was discovered in Madagascar in 2020. It is only 13.5 mm long and can fit on a fingertip4.
● The Amazon rainforest produces about 20% of the world’s oxygen, but it also consumes nearly all of it through respiration and decomposition.
The net contribution of the Amazon to the global oxygen supply is close to zero4.
● The blue whale is the largest animal ever to exist, but it has a very small throat that can only swallow objects no bigger than a beach ball4.
● The Sahara desert is larger than the entire continental United States. It covers about 9.2 million square kilometers, while the US covers about
8.1 million square kilometers4.
● The longest living animal is a species of clam called the ocean quahog, which can live for more than 500 years. One specimen, nicknamed
Ming, was estimated to be 507 years old when it was accidentally killed by researchers in 20064.
● The loudest animal sound on Earth is made by a tiny shrimp called the pistol shrimp, which snaps its claw to create a sonic boom that can
reach up to 200 decibels, louder than a gunshot or a jet engine4.
● The fastest animal on Earth is not the cheetah, but the peregrine falcon, which can reach speeds of over 320 km/h (200 mph) when diving for
prey4.
● The largest living organism on Earth is not a whale or an elephant, but a fungus called the honey mushroom, which covers an area of about
9.6 square kilometers (3.7 square miles) in Oregon’s Malheur National Forest4.
● The longest mountain range on Earth is not the Andes or the Himalayas, but the Mid-Ocean Ridge, which stretches for more than 65,000 km
(40,000 miles) under the sea and covers about 23% of the Earth’s surface4.
● The most venomous animal on Earth is not a snake or a spider, but a box jellyfish, which has tentacles that can deliver enough venom to kill
up to 60 people with one sting4.

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