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- Did you know out of the 250+ known species of shark only 18 are known to be dangerous to man
- Did you know an ostriches can outrun a horse
- Did you know an ostriches life span is 40-45 years
- Did you know squirrels can climb trees faster than they can run on the ground
- Did you know wild cobras can live up to 20 years old
- Did you know the average cow produces 40 glasses of milk a day
- Did you know a blue whale can weigh as much as 30 elephants and as long as 3 large tour buses
- Did you know the greyhound is the fastest dog and can reach speeds of up to 72kph (45mph)
- Did you know the fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots)
- Did you know female condors lays a single egg once every 2 years
- Did you know hippopotamuses have skin 3.8cm (1.5in) thick
- Did you know an arrow frog has enough poison to kill over 2,200 people
- Did you know whales have the slowest metabolism of all animals
- Did you know penguins are only found in the southern hemisphere primarily in Antarctica (excluding zoos above the equator)
- Did you know toads only eat moving prey
- Did you know when born a baby giraffe is 1.8m (6ft) tall
- Did you know a bear in hibernation loses up to 25% of its body weight
- Did you know pandas spend 12 hours a day eating bamboo
- Did you know crocodiles continually grow new sets of teeth to replace old ones
- Did you know the skeleton of an African elephant accounts for about 15% of its body weight