Never ending festive fun!

A game that I've seen on another forum, we have to go through the alphabet naming animals and giving one interesting fact. When we've finished we have to go through again. No repeats or scientific names (except maybe for X, Q and Z!)

Here we go:

A is for Aardvark

The aardvark is related to Elephants.

 

B is for Blue Whale

The Blue whale is the largest animal on the planet.

 

C is for Cassowary.

The casque on the top of the cassowary's head can be used as a helmet when running through the rainforest.

 

D is for Dhole

Dholes can wag their tails like domestic dogs.

 

E is for Echdina

Its a mammal and it lays eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

F is for Fiji island banded iguana.

It only lives on Fiji.

 

G is for Giraffe (basic, I know )

A Giraffe has the same number of neck bones as a human does - 7

 

H is for Hippo.

Hippos secrete their own sunscreen.

 

I is for ibis.

The sacred ibis was worshipped in Ancient egypt as a god. There was one god called ISIS that had the head of an Ibis.

 

J is for Jaguar

Jaguars kill by biting through the skull and delivering a blow to the brain (unlike some other big cats who target the neck)

 

Kinkajou

Also called Cat Monkey, and Honey Bear yet isn't a Cat, a Monkey or a Bear.

 

Long tailed hornbill

This species lives in the jungles of Africa. Taxonomists are divided about where to classify this species. Some believe it should have it's own genus, some believe it should be classed with the Tokus hornbills, and some believe that it should be classed with the white crowned hornbill.

I love some of hese facts. I never knew that about Jaguars, CZJimmy

 

M is for Muntjac

Muntjac are the world's oldest known deer, appearing 15-35 million years ago.

 

N is for neon Tetra

A very popular fish that you will find in nearly pet shop that sells fish it's hard to believe that they were only discovered in 1936.

 

O is for Orangutan

Orangutans are the most arboreal of all the great apes.

 

P is for Polar bear

The polar bear is the largest living predator on land

 

Q is for Quail

Quails are often farmed in large numbers, mostly for eggs

 

R is for racquet tailed roller

It has a call more like raptors than other rollers due to the complex series of accelerated downslurs.

 

S is for Siberian weasel

It's german name "feuerwiesel" means fireweasel, and refers to it's bright orange/reddish fur

 

T is for Turtle dove.

The European turtle dove is 28 cm in length