FACT FILE

F A C T   F I L E

1. Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

2. Owls are one of the only birds who can see the colour blue.

3. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

4. A chameleon’s tongue is twice as long as their body.

5. Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.

6. Minnows have teeth in their throat.

7. Dalmatians are born without spots.

8. The skin colour of polar bears is black.

9.  Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.

10. Ducks will only lay eggs early in the morning.

11. An albatross can sleep while it flies.

12. Female lions are better hunters than male lions and do most of the hunting for a pride.

13. The most expensive cow in the world was sold $1.3 million.

14. The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.

15. Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua is the only fresh water lake in the world that has sharks.