Sunday, September 14, 2008

WONDERS OF LIVING WORLD


  • Blue or Sulphur-bottom whale is the largest living animal.
  • A sea-wasp is not a wasp but is a kind of jelly-fish.
  • Humming birds can fly backwards.
  • Snails, earthworms, sea cucumbers and sea hares are among the species which have both male and female sex organs in the same organism.
  • Giraffe have the largest neck and longest tail.
  • "Abaca"(mainly grown in Philippines) is the toughest of all natural fibers.
  • Some fish migrate from sea to fresh water for breeding. This phenomenon is called "Anadromy".

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