What is the smallest bird in the world?
The world’s smallest bird is the Cuban zunzun (Mellisuga helenae). Also known as a bee hummingbird, it measures a mere 6cm in length and is the weight of four paperclips. How do bats give birth? Baby bats (called “pups”) are born upside down and are caught by their mother’s wings. They hang on to the mother bat’s nipples using hooked milk teeth. What is the speed of acceleration of a chameleon’s tongue? The chameleon’s tongue whips out faster than the eye can follow, speeding at 26 body lengths per second. It hits the prey in about 0.03 seconds. From what animal does injected insulin come? Insulin is now manufactured for widespread clinical use using genetic engineering techniques. In the past it has come from cows, horses, pigs and fish. Who has the world’s biggest TV set? The biggest television in the world is owned by the Japan Racing Association. The new Mitsubishi Diamond Vision HD LED display is over 8,000 square feet. How many oranges would need to be placed end to end to make i
