Amazing facts about the natural world
Did you know...?
- You share your birthday with around eighteen million other people in the world.
- Snails can sleep for up to three years.
- Donkeys kill more people in the world every year than plane crashes.
- The Arctic Tern a, a bird whch lives in North America and the Arctic, flies to the Antarctic every year - a journey of about forty thousand kilometres.
- There are at least ten thousand billion ants in the world, but only about six and a half billion human beings. That means there are aroundone thousand five hundred ants for every human being.
- The Earth rotates at around one thousand five hundred kilometres hour.
- Because of the Earth's rotation, you throw a ball further if you throw it west.
- Elephants can't jump, pigs can't look up at the sky and kangaroos can't walk backwards.
- Africa is the only continene in tht world that doesn't have an active volcano.
- Dogs can't see colours. Guide dogs watch the traffic to see when it is safe to cross - they can't see the difference between red and green traffic lights.
- Chimpanzees can't talk but they can learn sign language.
- Some chimps learn up to two hundred and forty different signs.
- About ten per cent of people in the world are left-handed. Studies show that dogs and cats also prefer to use either their right or left paws. So check if you have a right or a left handed pet!
- The average person eats around 8 kilos of dirt during their lifetime. This is because of badly washed fruit and vegetables.
Now answer these questions
1. How much dirt does the average person eat during their life?
2. What kind of animals can't jump?
3. Which continent has no active volcanoes?
4. How fast does the earth rotate?
5. How many antes are tehre in the world?
6. How locn gan snalil sleep?
7. How do guide dogs know when to cross the road?
8. How far do Arctic Terns fly every year?
9. What is the present population of the world?
