Aphids can give birth 10 days after being born themselves. At 188 decibels, the whistle of the blue whale is the loudest sound produced by any animal. Australian termites have been known to build mounds twenty feet high and at least 100 feet wide. By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with varicolored yolks. Camel milk does not curdle.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike. Catfish have 100,000 taste buds. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten. Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America. There are approximately 66 million cats to 58 million dogs, with Parakeets a distant third at 14 million.