Interesting facts about Pigeon

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

Species: 300

Diet: Seeds, Fruits, Insects, etc.

Natural Habitat: All around the earth, except the driest and coldest regions

Number of Offspring: 2 eggs

Age: 10 - 15 years

Age of Sexual Maturity: As early as 6 months of age

Interesting facts about Pigeon

1. All domestic pigeons have one common ancestor, which is the Rock Dove Pigeon.
2. Pigeons are known to survive for almost 10-15 years in their natural habitats. The longest recorded life-span of a pigeon was around 33 years!
3. Pigeons and doves are known to produce crop milk, which they use to feed their young ones. It contains a highly nutritious amount of protein and fat and is produced by both male and female.
4. The famous dove of the Noah’s ark was actually a homing pigeon. It has been long since regarded as a symbol of life and is considered to be a religious symbol.
5. Pigeons have been domesticated since times immemorial and have used to transport small messages across long distances. In fact, famous leaders of the past like Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, etc. have used pigeons to get important messages across long distances.
6. Pigeons are also bred for racing and can clock upto speeds ranging between 60 - 80 miles per hour. They can fly upto 80 to 600 miles in one single day.
7. A research recently established that trained pigeons were more than twice as reliable as humans and much swift in spotting red and yellow jackets floating on water and thus could be efficient life-savers.
8. With eyes mounted laterally on their heads, pigeons can view 340 degrees...everywhere except in back of their heads.
9. Can detect sounds as low as 0.1 Hz.

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Interesting facts about Pig

1. Tongue contains 15,000 taste buds. For comparison, the human tongue has 9,000 taste buds.
2. Pigs were domesticated around 7,000 BC. They were the first animals to ever be used domestically.
3. A pig can run a 7 minute mile.
4. The scream of a frightened pig can measure 115 decibels.
5. A female pig is called a sow, while the male is called boar. The baby of a pig is called piglet.
6. A full grown pig can drink up to 14 gallons of water a day.
7. Pigs are also fantastic swimmers, which is quite surprising considering the structure of their bodies.
8. The most amount of piglets born in a single litter was 34.
9. Pigs are the only mammals that exist in every part of the world.
10. Pigs can live up to 15 years they have an acute sense of smell, excellent hearing and eyesight.
11. Eight major pig breeds are commonly used for breeding in the United States:Berkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, Poland China, Spot, Chester White, Landrance, and Yorkshire.
12. A pig can’t look up at the sky.
13. Pigs don’t sweat.
14. Pigs are often regarded by scientists as being the most intelligent of livestock.

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42 Interesting facts about Penguin

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Infraclass:Neognathae

Order: Sphenisciformes

Family: Spheniscidae

Interesting facts about Penguin

1. Has a flat cornea that allows for clear vision underwater. Penguins can also see into the ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
2. They make use of their flippers and head to talk to other penguins.
3. They feed on fish, cephalopods and krill.
4. Penguins swallow their food as a whole.
5. They have a variety of bill shapes.
6. Giant petrels and leopard seals are enemies of penguins.
7. They also call, blow and preen.
8. Penguins are birds that cannot fly.
9. They are great swimmers and divers.
10. Their wings work as paddle for swimming.
11. The torpedo shape of their body helps them swim at high speeds.
12. They can also waddle on land.
13. Penguins have two eggs.
14. They are born with a gland closer to their breaks.
15. When they saltwater, water passes by and salt is stored in the glands.
16. When the salt storage completely fills the gland, penguins go to a rock and knock his beak. This allows him to empty the salt content.
17. Male penguins take care of their chicks.
18. Parents take turns warming the egg.
19. Female penguins go for searching foods.
20. In cold places, males balance eggs on their feet and cover with belly flap to keep them warm.
21. They usually move within groups.
22. They eat snow as a source of fresh water.
23. They take small naps in the water.
24. Penguins don't fly, they swim.
25. Penguins lay eggs.
26. They are warm blooded like humans.
27. When mothers lose a chick, they steal another mother’s chick.
28. They are mostly found below the equator.
29. Penguin chicks have fluffy feathers.
30. Penguins have short legs and no knees.
31. They have good arrangement of bones in hand. This makes them flexible.
32. Their knees and upper legs are covered with feathers.
33. Their feathers are short, overlapping and tightly packed.
34. They are often black and white in color.
35. Some species have yellow feathers.
36. When the salt storage completely fills the gland, penguins go to a rock and knock his beak. This allows him to empty the salt content.
37. Male penguins take care of their chicks.
38. In cold places, males balance eggs on their feet and cover with belly flap to keep them warm.
39. They bite fiercely to defend themselves and their nests.
40. Penguins use sign language to communicate with each other.
41. Penguins use sign language to communicate with each other.
42. They make use of their flippers and head to talk to other penguins

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