The humpback whale has the
longest flippers of any mammal, up to one third of the body length.
On average, there are ten dogs in
an African wild dog pack.
The average size of a newborn kangaroo
is the size of a coffee bean.
The average weight of a mature bull
is 900 pounds.
The black uakari, a monkey,
travels an average of one and a half to 2 miles every day.
An average size for an adult guinea
pig is two pounds.
The average sloth travels an
average of fifteen feet a day.
The average panda consumes
95% bamboo for its nourishment.
The average number of quills on a
porcupine is 30,000.
The average dolphin eats one
third of its weight of food each day.
One in every five thousand North Atlantic
lobsters is born in a bright blue color.
An average llama has a weight
of 375 pounds.
The bowfin, a fish, averages
about thirty-four inches in length.
The cows at the Dairy Cattle
and Research Center in Lansing yield an average of 80 pounds of
milk per cow per day.
A moose, on average, will live
between fifteen and twenty-five years.
A female anaconda is three
to five times the size of the average male anaconda.
The average hedgehog will live
about ten years.
The average size of a hedgehog
falls between four and nine inches in length.
The average hedgehog heartbeat
is about 190 beats a minute. During hibernation, this reduces to
about 20 times in a minute.
Geese will live on average
twenty-five years.
Cats sleep most of their day
away, up to sixteen hours.
A rhinoceros, held in captivity,
will live up to fifteen years.
Approximately 200 trees can be cut
down by an average beaver.
A leopard, held in captivity,
will live up to twelve years.- Susan M. Keenan
