In school one has been taught about the general classification of animals being – domestic and wild animals. The former being those that are domesticated and kept in households; the latter belonging to their own wild natural habitat.
Wild animals have always aroused a lot of curiosity amongst people of all ages, especially children who are told fascinating stories about the animals of the jungles.
Well, to add to the ever-existing interest, here are some fascinating wild animal facts…
Compass termites of Northern Australia build tall nests that are wedge-shaped. They measure up to 3.5 m in length.
Flying frogs change color in the day. They are greenish-blue in sunlight and green in the evening. At night there are black.
Boas, as well as many other snakes have special heat-sensitive organs that are called pits. These pits are on their heads. They can detect the heat given by a warm-blooded animal standing close to them.
The king Cobra can grow to the length of 5.5 m, and is regarded as the largest poisonous snake in the world. A tiny amount of its poison can kill up to 30 people.
Anteaters protect their long claws by walking on their knuckles. This makes them look as if they are limping.
Bats eat all types of food. There is no restriction where their diet is concerned.
The hippopotamus’s eyes, ears and nostrils are on the top of its head. This enables it to stand or sit, almost completely covered by water with as little as possible showing above the surface.
The hippopotamus’s skin is protected by its own pink oily secretion known as ‘Pink sweat’.