Animal facts

Published January 5, 2013

 • Abird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat.

• A chameleon can move its eyes in two directions at the same time.

• A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

• A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.

• A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in length.

• A female mackerel lays about 500,000 eggs at one time.

• A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.— Compiled by The Surfer 

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