Biology Facts & Trivia - Page 8

Ants cannot chew their food, they move their jaws sideways, like scissors, to extract the juices from the food.

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

The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light.

An iguana can stay under water for twenty-eight minutes. Sciensational.com

Porcupines float in water.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten. Sciensational.com

Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards.

Shrimp's heart is in its head. Sciensational.com

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

Starfish don't have brains. Sciensational.com

Chimpanzees are the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror.

House flies have a lifespan of two weeks. Sciensational.com

The Atlantic Giant Squid's eye can be as large as 15.75 inches (40 centimeters) wide.

The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.

It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.

The Stegosaurus dinosaur measured up to 30 feet (9.1 meters) long but had a brain the size of a walnut.

The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes or stirrup bone located in the middle ear. It is approximately .11 inches (.28 cm) long.

The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.

Snakes are true carnivorous because they eat nothing but other animals. They do not eat any type of plant material.

When you get goosebumps and your hair stands, the hair helps to trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.