Natural Trivial Facts.

This is were you gain trivial information as it relates to the world of nature. Facts about Animals, Humans, and Plants.

The peregrine falcon can dive at a speed that may exceed 200 mph!making them the fastest animal alive.

The real reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water. it's also a fact that their eyes are bigger than their brains.

Vultures can soar for hrs without one beat of their wings.

Flamingos turn pink from eating shrimp.

Hummingbirds are the only type of birds that can fly backwards.

Rabbits cannot vomit.Rabbits and parrots can see behind themselves without turning their heads.

Polarbears are left handed.

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

Cat night vision is about 6 times better then that of a human at night. Small cats purs are equal to bigger cat's roars since the bones in their voice boxes are so tightly packed they can only move a little yet all cats have over 100 volocal cords.

The smallest cat is the Signapuras that weighs in at only 4lbs.

A cow has four stomaches.Cows spots are like snowflakes there are never two cows with the same pattern of spots.Cows also only sleep 3hrs a day.

Pigs are the only animal besides human's that can get sunburned.

Sloths sleep 20 hours a day.

At birth a Panda is smaller than a Mouse.

A Koala is not a true bear in a sense that unlike most bears it's a marsupial(has a pouch).

Meerkats or Prarrie Dogs aren't dogs or cats yet are infact a type of mongoos that like most aren't affected by snake venom.

Aardvarks are the only anteaters with teeth.

Camels can survive in a desert without drinking for almost 3months.

Elephants are the only animal that can't jump.

Grey Whales migrate 12,500 miles from the Artic to Mexico and back every year.

The Fin Whale can live to be 116 yrs old.

Dophins sleep with one eye open.

Crocodiles can't stick their tongues out.

An alligator's sex is determined by the temprature of the nest where the egg is hatched higher temps (90-93) male lower (82-86) female.

Most snakes have 6 rows of teeth.

Sea Snakes are the most poisonous snakes in the world.

The Black Necked Cobra of Africa spits venom into a victims eyes causing blindness.

After mating the North American male Gardner Snake closes up the female's sexual opening with a plug made from his kidney secretions.

Marion's Tortis Can live to be 152 years old.

The Leatherback is the biggest sea turtle and can weigh up to 1,500 lbs.

The only species of turtle that lives in the open ocean is the Sea Turtle.

Sea Creatures+bugs/insects.

The Whale Shark is the largest fish and can be over 50 feet wide and weigh about 2 tons.

A catfish has over 27,000 taste buds more than any other animal.

The Astralian Stonefish is the most poisonous fish in the world.

In the case of reproduction the seahorse is the only animal on earth that has it were the male get's pregenate. what happens is that the female releases her eggs into a special pouch in the males stomach, the male fertilizes these eggs and then the stomach takes on the rounded shap of pregnancy.

The Giant Squid has the largest eyes of all the animals in the world.

A starfish can have up to 16 arms.

An electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts enough power to start 50 cars.

The second most numerous of living things are mollusks - soft bodied animals with hard shells.

Shrimp can only swim backwards.

The blood of a lobster is colorless, until exposed to oxygen then it becomes a blueish color.

Slugs have 4 noses.

A snail can sleep for three years.

Female black widow spiders eat their mates after mating.

Desert Tarantula's are reluctant to sting humans, yet if they do it's venome is almost a kin to that of a bee sting.

A roach will live 9 days without it's head.

Butterflies taste with their feet.

The average housefly lives for one month.

A flea can jump 350 times it's body length.

The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head.

An ant can lift 50 times it's weight or pull 30 times it's weight. The ratio of people to ants is 1 to 1million.

The rose was originally from china and is available in almost all colors except blue and black. Rose oil can reduce cholesterol levels, Rosa Rugosa contains high levels of vitamin C.

Low pollen sunflowers have been developed, which not only help asthma patients, but extend the life of the flowers. An adult Sunflower yields 40% of its weight in oil.

The Vanila flower is classified as an Orchid. The pods of this viney plant must be scalded, fermented, then dried and aged for 3 months to become the popular vanila flavoring that we know and use.

The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof. The Redwood's extremely high water content reduces the tree's susceptibility to fire.

The most drought resistant tree is the baobab tree. It stores 35,900 gallons of water in its trunk for later use.

The oak tree can take as long as 30 years to produce its first crop of acorns.

The oil from hemp seeds has the highest % of essential fatty acids yet the lowest % of saturated fat.

A singnal coffee tree produces only about 1lb of coffee beans per year.

People Information

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute. Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women are.

Men loose about 40 hairs a day while women loose about 70 hairs a day.Men can usualy read smaller print than women while women hear better than men. Women also consume about 6lbs of lipstick in their life times.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

Babies are born without knee caps they don't appear until they are 2-6years old. A newborn babie's head accounts for 1/4 of it's total weight.

Human ribs move about 5 million times per year each time a person breaths.

The average life span of a taste bud is 10 days. The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body. It's imposible for a person to lick their own elbow.

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands. Human fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails. Only 7% of the population are lefties.

When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart. A sneeze travels out of your mouth at over 100 m.p.h. On average a hiccup lasts 5 minutes.

People who have never married are 7.5 times more likely to be hospitalized in a state or community psychiatric facility than those who married.

A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.

With quality sleep a human immune system is strengthened, cells are repaired, and mental functions are sharpened. 1/3 of a human's life is spent sleeping.

The average person over fifty will have spent 5 years waiting in lines. During an average life time a person eats about 60,000 lbs of food. In a life time a person will spend atleast 2yrs on the phone.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.