The ocean sunfish, the heaviest bony fish, lays the most number of eggs in a single spawning- about 300 million. Only a few of these develop and most are eaten by other fishes.
Rhea are the birds which live on the grassy plains of South America. They can sprint faster than a horse, reaching a speed of up to 50 KMPH. One rhea egg is equivalent to 12 hens' eggs and it has long been a tasty feast for local people.
There are about 680 million sheep of 800 different breeds in the world.
Floating sea snakes often find themselves surrounded by fishes which gather at the snake's tail to avoid being eaten. When the snake fancies a snack, it swims backwards, fooling the unwary fishes into mistaking its head for its tail.
Brachiosaurus, the largest and weighing up to 40 tonnes, is the slowest dinosaur, moving no faster than 4 to 6 km an hour. It requires one tonne of food each day and is an herbivore.
Like human fingerprints, no two Holstein cows (origin in Holland/Germany) have exactly the same pattern of spots.
Peregrine Falcon, the fastest bird in the world’s can fly at an astonishing speed of 160 KMPH and pursue its prey at a breath – taking speed of 240 KMPH.
Chameleon's tongue may be almost the same length as its body, and it lies curled in the creature's mouth, flicking out to capture flying insects. Its eyes swivel in their sockets so that one can look up and one can look down at the same time. It can change its colours according to the surroundings.
In Canada, a white cedar tree has grown only 10 cm in 155 years.
The Cosmopolis XXI, Aerospace system or C-21, is designed exclusively 9 for tourists, by Russian engineers and American businessmen. This was unveiled to the public at Zhukovsky Air base near Moscow. Starting from 2004-2005 and for only US $ 99000, a person will be able to have an hour's space flight, experiencing the absence of gravity at 100 km above the Earth in a space vehicle, about the same size as a mini bus.
