Facts on Spring Animals And Insects

Kimberly Pichardo, Contributor

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1. Hedgehog

  • Hedgehogs have about 5000 spines on their back.

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2. Squirrel

  • They put their big poofy tails to work by using it as a signalling device. They twitch it when uneasy to alert other squirrels of potential danger.

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3. Chipmunk

A Chipmunks cheek can stretch up to be 3 times larger than its own head.

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4. Blue Jays

  • Blue Jays aren’t actually blue. The pigment in their feathers are brown. This is because of the scattering light in the structural parts of the feathers which causes us to see blue coloration.

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5. Baby Ducklings

  • Baby ducklings younger than 10 days old, swim and walk together as a group close to their mother to avoid the attack of other predators.

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6. Bunnies

  • Bunnies eating carrots is just a myth.

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7. Baby Lambs

  • There are over 1 billion sheep in the world.

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8. Swans

  • Swans are highly intelligent and remember who has been kind, and impolite to them.

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9. Frogs

  • Frogs absorb water through their skin, so drinking water for them isn’t a necessity.

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10. Dragonflies

  • Dragonflies fly not only forward but backwards as well.

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11. Lady bugs

  • Lady Bugs got their name from the Virgin Mary.

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12. Butterflies

  • A butterfly is born when it breaks free from it’s cocoon, where they used to be a caterpillar.

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13. Deers

  • During mating season male deer will often fight with their antlers against another buck to grab the attention of a female doe.