Fascinating facts

　　·Giant Antarctic cod weigh up to 200 pounds, grow t o six feet, and live up to 30 years.

　　·At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weig hs about four ounces.

　　·Giant squids can grow up to 60 feet long.

　　·At birth, baby kangaroos are only about an inch lo ng—no bigger than a large waterbug or a queen bee.

　　·At birth, the white whale is black.

　　·At seven inches long, the Wilson's storm petrel is the smallest bird to breed on the Antarctic continent.

　　·Ninety percent of all species that have become ext inct have been birds.

　　·Noisy animals among each other, javelinas squeal, snort, woof, and click their teeth to communicate.

　　·Not all leeches are bloodsuckers. Many are predato rs which eat earthworms, etc. The nearest relatives of leeches are earthworms.

　　·Giant squids have tentacles as long as telephone p oles and eyes the size of basketballs.