Animals & Facts

#60 Blue Monkey Blue monkey is otherwise called 'Diademed monkey" referring to a diadem-like, whitish or yellowish marking on its forehead.

#59 Polar Bear Polar bears have been known to swim more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) without rest in search for food.

#58 Slow Loris Slow lorises have a toxic bite by licking a gland on their arm, the secretion is activated by mixing with saliva.

#57 Tiger A tiger's roar can be heard as far as 3 km (1.8 miles) away.

#56 Tarantula When threatened, tarantulas use their hind legs to flick small, barbed hairs into the air causing intense pain in the eyes.

#55 Great Hammerhead Shark Hammerheads use their wide heads to attack stingrays, pinning the winged fish against the sea floor.

#54 Mongoose They are one of the four known mammalian species with mutations in the acetylcholine receptor that protect against snake venom

#53 Horned Lizard If they feel threatened, horned lizards will squirt blood from the corners of their eyes.

#52 Giant Anteater They can detect smell 40 times better than humans. Anteaters use their nose to find food.

#51 Wombat It takes a wombat up to 14 days to digest a meal. This slow metabolism helps them out in their hot and dry habitat.

#50 Giant African Snail They are considered pests in many countries and are illegal in the USA.

#49 Brazilian Treehopper The Brazilian Treehopper is among one of the weirdest looking insects.

#48 Hyena Hyena's are cannibals and will attack and eat other hyena's, including their young.

#47 Amur Leopard The Amur Leopard is one of the rarest felines in the world. They are speedy creatures able to run up to 35 mph(56 km/h)

#46 Fennec Fox To catch pray the Fennec Fox's large ears helps them hear bugs and animals moving underground. They also keep the foxes cool

#45 Jumping Spider The Jumping Spider is able to leap up to 50 times its size.

#44 Asian Giant Hornet Each year in Japan, the human death toll caused by Asian Giant Hornet stings is around 30 to 40.

#43 Chameleon Chameleon eyes have a 360-degree arc of vision and can see two directions at once.

#42 African Fish Eagle The African Fish Eagle has the honor of being the national bird of three nations: Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Sudan.

#41 Anaconda An average length of 6 m(20 ft) and a top length of 8.8 m(29 ft) the green anaconda is one of the longest snakes in the world.