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Scorpions
Facts about Scorpions
• There are about 1,200 species of scorpions, most of them concentrated on warm areas of land including Africa.
• The largest scorpion is the Emperor scorpion. It is about 18 cm. (7 in.) long. The smallest scorpion is about 1.3 cm (0.5 in.) long.
• The oldest fossil scorpion is 400 million years old and looks exactly like modern species.
Facts about Sharks
• Sharks can generate up to 40,000 pounds per square inch of pressure in a single bite.
• Sharks are not color blind. Divers think they like the “Yummy Yellow” color of some wetsuits.
• Sharks sometimes use heartbeats to track their preys. They would have electricity-sensing nodules that are called ampallae of Lorenzini.
Roadrunner
Facts about Roadrunner
• Roadrunners can fly, but they prefer to stay on the ground.
• Roadrunners mostly eat scorpions, lizards, insects, rodents, snakes, and other birds as their prey.
• Did you know that roadrunners kill and eat RATTLESNAKES!?
Facts about Salamanders
• Only two species of salamanders can grow up to 5 feet long.• The name “Salamander” comes
from the Greek word for Fire Lizard.• Did you know that salamanders are
nocturnal?
Facts about a Rhinoceros
• There are five living species of rhinos- black, white, greater one-horned, Javan, and Sumatran.
• The longest Rhinoceros horn recorded and measured is 60 inches long.
• The closest living relative to the rhinoceros are tapirs, zebras and horses.