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** Amazing Zoo Animal Facts **

Here are some amazing facts about some of the animals we are going to see at the Melbourne Zoo. On our excursion look out for amazing facts that we can add to this list:


 * 1) Approximately 50 percent of all orangutans have fractured bones, a result of falling off of trees on a regular basis.
 * 2) Giraffes and humans have the same number of bones in their necks: seven.
 * 3) When a lion wants to mate, he cannot be stopped. Copulation occurs every 15 minutes for one week straight. Luckily for lionesses, lions only want to mate once every two years.
 * 4) The koala does not need to drink liquids; it can obtain all of its liquids from eucalyptus leaves which are 50 percent water.
 * 5) African elephants produce approximately 100 kilograms of manure per day. Most of this manure is eaten up by beetles.
 * 6) Frogs cannot vomit. Whenever a frog absolutely has to vomit, it vomits its entire stomach.
 * 7) When hunting in packs, wolves use different howls to communicate with one another. Because echoes can distort communication, a wolf's howl does not produce an echo, even when emitted in a valley surrounded by mountains.
 * 8) The monarch butterfly can detect its lover's scent eight kilometers away.
 * 9) The eyes of an ostrich are bigger than its brain.
 * 10) On average, sharks kill 10 humans every year. Approximately 100 people die each year when they are stepped on by cows. ( I know there are no sharks or cows in the Melbourne Zoo but you have to admit - this is AMAZING!!!)