Extreme Animals (von next143 - Adobe Stock)

Animals can do some pretty extraordinary things! Did you know…

Snails can stay awake for 30 hours or more and on the flipside, can hibernate for three years.

Owls can twist their heads 270 degrees. That’s almost an entire circle!

The cheetah is the fastest land animal running up to 80 miles per hour. Yet, the Peregrine falcon can fly as fast as 200 miles per hour.

Axolotls have amazing regenerative powers. This means they can regrow missing limbs, tails, spinal cords and even parts of their brains.

The Mantis shrimp can see more colors than we can even imagine. They have 12-16 different photoreceptors, while humans only have three.

Capybaras are the largest rodent in the world.

Electric eels can transmit a shock between 600-800 volts. That’s enough to power an electric car!

The slowest animal is the sloth, moving at only .15 miles per hour.

While saltwater crocodiles have the strongest recorded bite on Earth with 3,689 pounds of pressure, the Tasmanian devil has the strongest bite per body mass. They can apply approximately 94 lbs. of pressure. Their bite is so strong it can break through metal.

The horned dung beetle is the strongest bug, lifting 1,141 times its body weight.  

Johnathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise is the oldest living tortoise in the world. As of 2024, he is 192 years old (or older)!

Eagles have the best eyesight in the animal kingdom. They can spot prey up to two miles aways.

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward.

Reindeer eyeballs which are gold in the summer, turn blue in the winter to help them see at lower light levels. They are the only mammals known to have this ability.

Which pet should be my new best friend? (von Olga Tsikarishvili - Adobe Stock)