Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Do You Know???

Do You Know???....
 

  • The world's biggest frog is found in Cameroon. Named the goliath frog, their body can be one-foot long. 
  • Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be as long as 45 cm? 
  • Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born. 
  • The world's largest and heaviest beetle, the Goliath Beetle is found in tropical Africa. It can reach a length of 5 inches and weigh up to ¼ lb more info
  • South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.
  • The largest seal colony in the southern hemisphere is a Cape Cross in Namibia. Gorillas 
  • The Gorilla is the largest of the living primates, male gorillas weight up to 200kg, yet are shy and retiring.
  • The Nile crocodile is the Africa's largest living reptile - growing to an average length of 5 m.
  • The speed of the blood in the human body is 7 miles.
  • There are 792 types of roses in the world.
  • Switzerland is the only country where only 7% poor people live.
  • The city Istanbul of Turkey lies half in Asia and half in Europe.
  • The most of the DNA of human matches with the mouse.
  • The most parts of human systems matches with the frog.
  • A human heart beats 70 times per minute.
  • Bacteria are the oldest and simplest living organisms.
  • Scientific name of man is Homo Sapiens which means wise man. 






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