Animals Facts Did You Know - Part 45

  • penguins are only found in the southern hemisphere primarily in Antarctica (excluding zoos above the equator)

  • toads only eat moving prey

  • when born a baby giraffe is 1.8m (6ft) tall


  • a bear in hibernation loses up to 25% of its body weight

  • pandas spend 12 hours a day eating bamboo

  • crocodiles continually grow new sets of teeth to replace old ones

  • the skeleton of an African elephant accounts for about 15% of its body weight