SMARTWAY CLASSES

Animal World......

Biggest Eyes Bird:                 Ostriches

Biggest Bird:                          North African ostrich

Deadliest Animal:                  Female Anopheles mosquitoes, which carry malaria, kill more                                                                     than a million people each year.

Fastest animal in Land:        Cheetahs can run between 112 and 120 km/hr (70 and 75                                                                              mph)

Fastest animal in Water:      Sailfish can swim up to 68 miles per hour.

Fastest animal in Air:            Peregrine falcons, they can fly 70 miles/hour and dive toward                                                                        the earth at more than 200 miles per hour.

Fastest Bird in Land:            Ostriches is the fastest bird on land, running up to 40 miles per                                                          hour

Fastest Swimming Bird:        Gentoo Penguin can swim 40 km per hour

Fastest Mammal in water:    Dall Porpoises can swim up to 35 miles per hour.

Heaviest Flying Bird:            The Dalmatian Pelican

Heaviest cephalopod:           Colossal squid

Highest jumper:                     Kangaroo, can jump up to 10ft

Longest arms:                        The Gibbon

Longest Gestation:                Asian elephants are born after a gestation period of 19 to 22 months.

Longest Lifespan:                  Tortoise, more than 150 years

Loudest Animal:                    Blue whales' low-frequency pulses are as loud as 188 decibels

Loudest Animal in Land:      Howler monkeys, whose howl can be heard 4.8km away.

Longest Migration:                Arctic Terns migrate between Greenland and Antarctica each                                                                          year travelling about 71,000 kilometers.

Longest jumper:                    Snow Leopard, can jump up to 15m

Largest Animal:                     Blue whales are the largest animals of all time.

Largest Animal in land:        African elephants are the heaviest and second tallest land animals.                                                         

Largest Invertebrate:           Colossal Squid, reaching lengths of 10m, are the largest                                                invertebrates.

Largest Carnivores:              The Southern elephant seal.

Largest Reptile:                     The Saltwater Crocodile. An adult male saltwater crocodile’s                                                                            weight is 409 to 1,000 kilograms (900–2,200 lb) and length is                                                 normally 4.1 to 5.5 meters (13–18 ft).

Largest Snake:                       The Green Anaconda

Most Venomous Animal:      A single box jellyfish has enough venom to kill 60 adult humans

Smallest Mammal:                 Adult bumblebee bats, which live in Thailand, weigh about two                                                                        grams.

Smallest Bird:                        Male bee hummingbirds weigh 0.056 ounces and are 2.75                                                                   inches in length.

Strongest Animal:                  The rhinoceros beetle can lift 850 times its own weight.

Tallest Land Animal:             Giraffe. It stands 5–6 m (16–20 ft) tall