Large Leaps For Ostriches

In a single stride an ostrich can cover 10 to 16 feet.

Picture from Travellers Point

While ostriches can not fly, they are built for running.  The fact that they are the fastest bird species also helps them easily escape predators.  They can maintain a speed of 30 mph for long periods of time, and can even reach up to 40 mph at times. 

They're the fastest bird species, with a maximum running speed of more than 40 mph (64 kph), and they can cover 10 to 16 feet (3 to 5 meters) in a single stride.
Ostriches can maintain a speed of 30 mph (48 kph) for long periods of time, helping them escape nearly any predator.
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Through The Eyes Of An Octopus

An octopus sees the same thing upside down as right-side up.

 Picture from Cool Facts For Kids

An octopus' eyes have horizontal pupils.  What's even more unusual is that the octopus' eyes remain at the same orientation regardless of the creature's position. So if it turns on its side or even upside down, the gaze of the eyes remain fixed in relation to the horizon.

 

Maturing Moose Calves

Moose calves grow an alarmingly fast rate.

Born in the Spring, moose calves weigh some 30 pounds when they are born.  By the time they are give days old, they are able to outrun a person. These young moose stay with their mothers until the following mating season.

Baby Lemur's Hideout

After giving birth, a lemur mother will carry it's young around inside it's mouth for a few weeks.

 Picture from Fine Art America

Primarily for safety reasons, the female lemur holds the babies inside it's mouth for protection.  Once the babies are strong enough, they will then bold onto the mother's back and be carried around instead.

No Bathroom Breaks For Joey

Ever wonder where a baby kangaroo (joey) goes to the bathroom?

Picture from National Geographic

Joeys actually pee and poop while in their mother's pouch. When they're small they don't produce much, and when they're bigger the pouch's lining absorbs some of it. It gets kind of smelly and dirty in there, so moms clean out their pouches every so often.

Hummingbird's Color Changing Feathers

Hummingbirds can flash their bright colors, as well as hide them when needed.

 Picture from Graham Owen Gallery

The bright radiant color on hummingbirds comes from iridescent coloring within their top layer of feathers, like on a soap bubble or prism. Hummingbirds are able to change their colors by simply shifting their position.

Seals: Breathe Out vs Breathe In

Unlike humans, harbor seals breathe out before diving, instead of breathing in.

Picture from Alaska Department of Fish and Game

They use oxygen already in their blood and muscles while under water, and their heartbeat slows from about 100 beats per minute to ten.  In one breath a seal can exchange 90% of the air in its lungs. Humans can only change 20% of our air per breath.

Grey Whale's Eye Color Are Anything But Grey

 An adult Grey Whale's eyes are about the size of baseballs.

Picture from Learner

The eyes of an adult Grey Whale are golden, but the calves are blue and located at the end of the mouth.  The eye color changes when the whale reaches maturity.

Teeny Tiny Baby Ferrets

A newborn ferret is so small that it can fit into a teaspoon.

Picture from Adorableish.com

Generally speaking female ferrets are smaller than the male in the species.  Often times the males are double even triple the size and weight of the smaller more petite girls.  Regardless of gender, most ferrets are in the  one to five pound weight range.

An Echidna's Bendy Tongue

An echidna’s tongue can be up to six inches long.

 Picture from My Wild Life

An echidna's long tongue is covered in sticky saliva that it uses to capture termites and ants.  They are able to bend it into a U shape, which allows them to block the end of a tunnel, leaving their prey no way out.