A sloth poops once a week
How often does a sloth poop?
Question asked quite often and the answer is remarkable; Only once a week! Thats right, a sloth only comes down from his tree once a week and urinate and defecate on the ground. They dig a hole and cover it up afterwards.
Sloths only move when they really have to and even when they do move, they do it as slowly as possible.
Sloths are considered to be among the most somnolent animals and sleeping 15 to 18 hours a day.
Source: Wikipedia
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Spiders have brains in their feet
Brains of small spiders overflow into their legs. This is what Smithsonian researchers report.
The brains of small spiders are of such a size that they fill their body cavities and overflow even into their legs.
“The smaller the animal, the more it has to invest in its brain, which means even very tiny spiders are able to weave a web and perform other fairly complex behaviors,” said William Wcislo, researcher at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. “We discovered that the central nervous systems of the smallest spiders fill up almost 80 percent of their total body cavity, including about 25 percent of their legs.”
Source: ScienceDaily
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The worlds fastest animals
The fastest animals on land, in the air and in the water
The Sailfish is the fastest animal in the sea, with a top speed of 110km/h (68mph)
The Cheetah is the fastest animal on land, with a top speed of over 120km/h in a sprint.
The Pelegrin Falcon is the fastest animal in the air, and the fastest animal over all. The Pelegrin Falcon can achieve a speed of over 325km/h (200mph)!
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There are ants that can explode
Exploding ants
In at least nine ant species in Southeast Asia, there are ants that have greatly enlarged mandibular glands. These glands run the entire length of the ant’s body. The ants can release the acid from these glands in a suicidally way; the ant’s body will rupture and it sprays the toxic substance from the head. This is why these kamikaze ants are called the ‘exploding ants’.
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Fastest swimmer in the world: meet the Sailfish
Fastest animals
In previous posts we have seen that the Cheetah is the fastest animal on land and the Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird and the fastest animal in the world.
Now it’s time to look at the fastest animal in the water.
Fastest animal in the water
The fastest animal in the water is the sailfish
The sailfish can reach speeds up to 68mph (110km/h). The Marlin is a close second with a top speed of 50mph (80km/h).
Sailfish
Sailfish are living in warmer parts of the oceans. They are mostly blue to gray in color and have a characteristic erectile dorsal fin known as the sail. This sail stretches the whole length of the back of the sailfish.
The sailfish grows to a size of 3 meters and weighs around 90kg.
Source: The TravelAlmanac
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