var arrayFacts=[ "These animals need to speed up their metabolism.

Sloths have a very low metabolic rate. They exist on a low-energy diet, and their metabolism is less than half that of other creatures the same size.

They also maintain low body temperatures of 91 degrees Farenheit when active and even lower body temperatures when resting.", "Creatures of habit

The maned three-toed sloth can only be found in a small area of Brazilian rain forest. True to their names, these sloths are very slow, and creatures of habit, always using the same trails, which makes them too easy to hunt.", "All sloths do is hang around.

Sloths have half the muscle tissue of other mammals of a similar weight. They move very slowly and only when necessary.

They spend most of their lives handing upside down from branches, and eat, sleep and give birth hanging in trees. They come to the ground about once a week to urinate and defecate.", "Sleeping the night (and day) away.

Sloths sleep about 15 to 18 hours a day. A common misconception is that they are lazy, but they are just extremely slow-moving which is how they got their name.

Whilst they spend most of their lives in trees, they can crawl on the ground for short distances and are very good swimmers. They can live up to 20 years in the wild.", "Their lives have been turned upside down.

Sloths spend most of their lives upside down in trees.", "A new hair-do

The fur of the sloth has specialized functions. Outer hairs grow away from their extremities, which is the opposite of most mammals. This provides them protection and allows rain to run off its back while it hangs upside down.

Their fur also hosts blue-green algae which provide camouflage in the tropical rain forests of South and Central America, as well as extra nutrition.", "Sloth's have a big waist size.

Up to two-thirds of a Sloth’s body weight can be the contents of its stomach. Sloths live on a diet of leaves and have a slow digestive process.

They have large stomachs with multiple compartments which contain symbiotic bacteria. This allows them to slowly break-down and digest their food, although this can take a month or more.", "Sloth have an easy schedule.

During one week, the average sloth will spend 129 hours asleep, 18 hours climbing, 11 hours feeding and 10 hours awake but motionless.", "Gathers no moss...

The sloth is so slow that moss can grow undisturbed on their fur. The special hair on the sloth encourages algae growth which in turn provides the sloth with beneficial nutrients when they lick their fur.

Another bonus is that the moss works as an effective camouflage. Sloths basically spend their whole lives upside down, from eating to giving birth. Being upside down like that has caused their organs to be differently placed than other animals.", "Crazy law!

A law in Zion, Illinois states that bunnies and chicks cannot be given as pets if their fur has been dyed.", "The longest recorded rabbit jump is almost ten feet.", "Rabbits have about 28 teeth.", "Rabbits are hot stuff!

The average temperature for a rabbit is between 99.1 and 102.9 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rabbits are warm-blooded, as are many other mammals, including humans.

However, the average temperature for humans is 98.6 degrees. Rabbits are a lot warmer than humans are.

They can regulate their temperatures through the intricate blood vessel system that is located in their ears.", "It's EAR-y!

Most rabbits have long ears. These ears are located close to their head.

In fact, the longest rabbit ears were over 31 inches long! That is almost 3 feet in length.", "Watch out for hot lava!

The volcano rabbit can only be found by volcanoes in Mexico.

Their holes can be an amazing sixteen feet deep.

They are only found in and around the Valley of Mexico on the east and south, near Mexico City.", "Wascally Wabbits!

Walk carefully through your yard this spring.

Mother rabbits like to build their nests in small holes in the back yard or front yard.

The nest is made from rabbit hair from the mother's body and other little twigs and leaves.

One of the greatest dangers to these nests is the lawn mower.

So if you find a nest, DON'T touch the baby rabbits. Make a wall of rocks around the nest to protect it.", "Jackrabbits are not rabbits, but hares.", "The black-tailed jackrabbit eats its own fecal pellets.", "Ear air conditioners!

Not only are rabbits' ears effective sound collectors, but they dissipate heat, cooling them.", "Tails can be useful!

Female platypuses use their tails during the nesting process.

The female uses her tail to collect leaves to reinforce her breeding burrow.

She also curls her tail around her eggs, holding them against the warmth of her stomach during the incubation period.", "Resting in the Rapids:

Platypuses can swim underwater for two minutes at a time. They also relax in the water, underneath logs or other objects, for up to 14 minutes!", "Strange, but Small:

Platypuses weigh between 1 ½ and 5 ½ pounds, and are 26 to 39 inches long.", "Separate Bills:

The Australian platypus is sometimes called the ‘duck-billed platypus’.

Its bill is nothing like a duck's though, which has a hard, bone-like bill.

A platypus’ bill is flexible and rubbery, and covered with a leathery skin.", "Handy, Dandy Bill:

The male platypus uses its bill like a vegetable strainer.

How? It captures tiny aquatic animals, such as crayfish, worms, insects, snails and shrimps, and allows the water to fall out the sides of its bill.

It also stores food in its cheek pouches so that it can continuously hunt underwater.", "The kings of self-control!

Platypuses can drop their heart rate from 200 beats to less than 10 beats per minute to conserve oxygen!", "Life in the Wild:

The platypus has a life span of up to 17 years in captivity. In the wild, however, they can only live 13 years.

They require large quantities of food to survive, and eat up to 30% of their body weight every day.", "Hairier than a polar bear:

The platypus has around 800 hairs per square millimeter of its body. Its fur is more dense than that of a polar bear!

The creatures have two layers of hair: a woolly undercoat and longer shiny guard fur, which works just like a wet suit to help keep them warm and dry in the water.", "Take a dive!

The platypus is a diver of Olympic standards.

They dive for 20-40 seconds at a time during foraging, resting on the surface for only 10 seconds between dives.

They perform about 80 dives per hour!", "Food Fiend:

With its duck bill and webbed feet, the platypus is a unique Australian animal which spends 12-13 hours a day foraging for food.", "A throwback!

The platypus is often described as a ‘living fossil.’

These bizarre creatures are about the size of a domestic cat, but have legs that sprawl out from the sides of their body, so that they walk like a lizard.

They have fleshy duck bills, webbed feet, a double-coat of fur and a tail like a beaver.", "One of a kind!

The platypus is the only Australian mammal that is poisonous.

Males have sharp poisonous spikes on their ankles which they can use to kill small animals, usually in self defense.

The venom will incapacitate a human, but is not fatal.", "Got ESP?

The platypus uses its ‘sixth-sense’ to locate prey, rather than its eyes or ears.

The surface of its upper and lower bill contains hundreds of receptors, which respond to touch and produce tiny electric currents when they move in the water.

This helps them to navigate rocks and other obstacles when submerged, as well as detect small aquatic animals.", "Put on your flippers!

The platypus’s webbed forefeet propel them through the water.

Their hind feet are also webbed but are usually folded back against their tail, unless they are being used for steering and as brakes in an emergency.", "Why have a tail?

The tail of the platypus provides an energy reserve if food is scarce.

The main purpose of the tail is to store up to 50% of the animal’s body fat.

Researchers determine the physical condition of a platypus by the ‘squeeze test,’ which assesses the amount of fat in its tail.", "Holy smokes!

Considered a holy animal, Egyptian mongooses were housed in temples. The Egyptians put mongoose statues in their temples and made them into mummies when they died.

Known for their lightning quick reflexes, they were used as gladiators in arenas against snakes. Skillfully dodging the snake till it was exhausted, the mongoose would seize the snakes head with its jaws and crush its skull.", "A tight-knit group.

The Liberian mongoose stays in groups ranging from 3-15, though groups of 5 are the most common. Some natives say that it is a good climber and is frequently found in tree holes.

The Liberian mongoose is heavily hunted for food by people living in the area. It is easy to capture when digging for worms.", "Spittin' Mad!

Llamas don't bite but rather spit when agitated.

They are gentle and friendly creatures who would prefer to run away from a fight rather than engage in one.", "A Big Happy Family.

Llamas are social animals and prefer to live with other llamas or herd animals. Their families are quite large and loving.

They were first domesticated 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. Later, they were used in the Americas to bring ore down from the mountains, but were replaced by donkeys, horses and mules.", "That stinks.

Hyenas mark territory with 'witch's butter.' African spotted hyenas have a special scent-producing anal gland that produces a pungent paste sometimes called witch's butter. It is dabbed on grass stalks for communication and territory marking.", "Who's taller?

Female hyena are larger than the males. They are difficult to distinguish, however, because their reproductive organs are similar.", "That hyena nose was delicious.

Ancient cultures in Africa believe eating the hyena's nose gave them special brain powers. Eating the nose of a hyena was considered a way to enhance wisdom and intelligence.", "Social butterflies.

Although aggressive, hyenas are very social animals. Hyenas live in clans with up to 100 individuals. The focal point is their dens, where nightly visiting after sunset is carried on between the neighboring dens. More alert and energetic at night, they also tend to get more aggressive.", "Bark like a...cat.

Hyenas look like dogs but are more closely related to cats.", "That's gotta hurt.

The hyena is known as the 'shark of the savanna.' These super predators hunt in packs and make sounds resembling laughter. They are normally considered scavengers (eating animals that have died from natural causes or other predators), but only certain types of hyenas are truly scavenger.

With one of the strongest jaws of any animal, their only real competition is from lions and man.", "A Puggle in the Pouch:

An echidna baby is called a puggle and is smaller than a jellybean at birth.

Echidna females don’t have nipples for their young to suckle, instead they have pores inside their pouches which, once bitten, secrete thick milk for the puggle to lick up.", "Leaving the Pouch:

The puggle (a baby echidna) stays with its mother until it grows spines and is too big for her pouch.

At around 7 months old, the young echidna must fend for itself.", "Stick out your tongue!

Echidnas can poke their tongues in and out 100 times per minute!", "Mood Echidna:

There are two types of echidnas, the short-beaked echidna, found in Australia, and the long beaked echidna,found in New Guinea.

The echidnas’ coloring varies slightly depending upon their habitat.", "Look but don't touch!

Echidnas have over 6,000 spines on their body.

Each spine is a single, hard hair similar in chemical composition to a human fingernail.

They also have coarse hair close to their skin which keeps them warm.", "Just the Facts:

Echidnas, sometimes also referred to as 'spiny anteaters,' weigh about 17 pounds and grow to between 14 and 39 inches long, with a 4 inch long tail.

Their cream colored spikes can grow up to 2 inches long.", "Strange Family:

Echidnas, are the only surviving monotremes apart from the Platypus. Both creatures live in Australia.", "Monster Monotreme!

The echidna is named after a monster in ancient Greek mythology.", "Echidnas Drink Their Milk!

The newborn echidna has an incredible growth rate. In the first 45 days of life, it can increase its body weight up to 500-fold!", "Thoroughly Modern Monotreme:

There were three Olympic mascots in Sydney in 2000. Millie, a bright yellow echidna, was named after the Millennium.

She was considered the technology whiz and information source for the group.", "Pulling their hair out.

A camel can shed as much as 5 pounds of hair every time it moults [sheds]. Camel hair is of extremely high quality and in demand around the world for coats, garments and artists' brushes. Bedouins also use camel hair to make traditional rugs and tents.", "Where's the closest bank?

Some have used camels as banks. King Masud I, ruler of India from 1030 to 1040, carried his entire state treasury - as much as 150,000,000 - on the backs of 3,000 personally-trained camels.

Each camel was taught a different password, known only to the king. When it was time to give a creditor his money, the king would give the creditor the password for a camel that carried the exact sum needed. The camel could only be led away to unload its cargo when the proper password was spoken.", "Watch a camel to find good water.

Camels will only drink clean water. For that reason, when people stop to get water they will let the camel drink first, assuring the quality.

Another trick a camel has is that it can raise its body temperature up to 6 degrees higher without hurting itself. This way it doesn't start to sweat until the air gets really hot.", "Get off my back!

The wild Bactrian camel is the only true two-humped camel in the world. No one is quite sure how many are left, but they are scattered in wide groups, none of which have more than 250 adults.", "Its a little fatty.

A camel's hump stores fat not water. The size of a camel's hump changes dependent on the amount of food they eat and water they drink. When traveling long distances in the desert camels rely on the stored energy from their hump to keep them going. When they don't eat, a camel uses the stored fat in the hump, which causes the hump to droop.", "A camel's lump is comprised mostly of fat.", "That's a nice coat.

Bactrian camels wear a coat during winter to protect them from the cold. Two-humped camels native to the Gobi Desert, grow a shaggy coat in winter for protection against the elements. They shed this coat during the summer months.

These camels can cope with a wide range of temperatures from minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit in winter to 120 degrees Fahrenheit in summer.", "Seeing double.

The young of the armadillo develop from the same egg and share the same placenta. When born, the babies are all a perfect match with shells as soft as fingernails.

During research using armadillos, some females gave birth 2 years after they were captured. This is because when stressed, the armadillo is able to withhold implantation of the fertilized egg. This ability is one reason the armadillos have been so good at colonization in new areas.", "Head on!

When it cools down at night, armadillos will hobble out onto the long, straight highways in Texas. Lying on the asphalt, they will soak up the warmth from the road.

Fewer would be killed if not for their reaction to danger. When car lights startle them, they jump straight up about 3 feet, which puts them in direct line with the metal grillwork of most cars, making them a rather unique hood ornament. If they would just lie still, perhaps they'd have a better chance of survival.", "Hold your breath.

The armadillo can walk underwater; if it fell into deep water, it would simply walk to shore.", "Winter coat.

A few cold days in a row can be deadly to an armadillo. They have a low metabolic rate, little body fat, and their hard shell does not provide much insulation. They therefore choose the best times to forage for food. In the winter months, the armadillo keeps warm in its burrow and surfaces in the mid-afternoon to search for food whilst the sun in shining. ", "Nice technique.

Armadillos have a strong dog-paddle stroke in the water. They enjoy swimming and can walk across the bottom of streams and ponds. Underwater they can hold their breath for 4-6 minutes at a time. Their armored shell makes it difficult to float, so when they need to cross large bodies of water they swallow air into their intestines to make them more buoyant. Afterwards, it takes several hours to release all the excess air from their body.", "Fore!

At birth the nine-banded armadillo is roughly the size of a golf ball. Because the shell does not grow as the armadillo grows, its skin is soft and leathery at birth. The armadillo’s shell hardens when it reaches maturity and full adult size of about 10-17 pounds. Each armadillos’ shell is unique, just like a human fingerprint. ", "Blind as a bat.

If you stand still next to an armadillo, it may not even know you are there. They have very poor eyesight and rely on their sense of smell and hearing to detect food and predators. It can sniff out grubs, worms and other food sources six inches underground.", "Rollin', rollin', rollin'.

The three-banded armadillo can roll itself into a ball. For the three-banded armadillo rolling into a ball is an effective defense against enemies. There are 20 species of armadillo, but the others have too many bony plates to allow them to curl up into a ball and must run or hide to escape predators.", "The world needs ditch diggers.

The armadillo is a prolific digger. Unless mating, armadillos tend to live alone. They may have up to 15 burrows across a 10 acre territory, with each burrow measuring about 8 inches in diameter and between 2 and 25 feet long. Burrows often have multiple entrances and exits.", "Slow mover.

The armadillo is almost as slow as the sloth. It ambles along at no more than a third of a mile per hour, and walks on the soles of its back feet and tips of its claws on its front feet. When threatened the armadillo takes advantage of its hard shell and will run through thorny underbrush to escape predators. ", "Late sleeper.

On average, Armadillos sleep for more than eighteen hours per day. They can walk underwater and when scared they can jump as high as four feet.", "Don't stick your tongue out at me!

Anteaters flick their tongues in and out for food 160 times per minute. Their unusually long snouts house a worm-like tongue 16 inches long.

They have no teeth, but their tongue has tiny spines which trap prey and prevent it from escaping. They can eat up to 30,000 insects a day.", "Handstands.

Anteaters walk on their knuckles. They have long, non-retractable hook-like claws which curve under their paws when they walk.

If they walked on their paws, they’d cut themselves with their claws. They use their claws to dig for food and to defend themselves.", "Tasty!

An anteater's tongue is nearly two feet long. This lets him get into tree trunks and under rocks where his meal - the ants - are hiding.

An anteater can't see very well, but its sense of smell is 40 times greater than that of a human. The tongue is coated with a sticky substance that deposits the ants in the anteater's stomach. They have no teeth to chew.", "Piggy back ride.

The female giant anteater gives birth while standing upright. Using her tail for support, the female gives birth to only one offspring a year.

The newborn rides on its mother’s back for the first year of its life. Since the mother doesn’t have teeth or fingers, the baby must crawl up the mother's back into position.", "Where's my blankie?

The giant anteater has a huge bushy tail almost 3 feet long. The giant anteater is approximately 7 feet long, and weighs up to 140 pounds.

Their tail is made of straw-like hair which grows up to 15 inches long. When resting, the anteater wraps its tail around itself, like a blanket.", "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Aardvarks are master builders and architects. They build burrows which vary from simple chambers with one entrance, to a complicated maze of galleries with 20 or more entrances.

Burrows are deep and extensive and can be as long as 42 feet. They are always knocking-down walls and extending their home, occasionally they move on completely and build a new home.", "Nightowls.

Aardvarks can travel up to 18 miles a night, which is quite an accomplishment considering their poor eyesight.

They emerge from their burrows at night to feed, and leave a distinctive trail from dragging their long tails behind them.", "Where's my glasses?

Aardvarks have very poor eyesight.", "The tail end.

An aardvark’s tail is two-thirds of its body length.

Aardvarks are usually 5-6 feet long, which includes a 2 ft long tail. And they weigh 140 pounds on average.

They have a long, narrow snout, a long tongue and super-glue sticky saliva which allows them to easily suck up termites and other insects.", "Allow me to introduce Mr. Aardvark.

The aardvark can live up to 24 years in captivity. A medium sized mammal native to Africa, their name means 'earth pig' in Afrikaans.

They are not related to the pig. They are a hairy, nocturnal, burrowing mammal whose diet consists mainly of ants and termites.", "An acid tongue.

Aardvarks are found in both wet and dry climates on the African continent. Ants and termites are an aardvark's food of choice, which they eat by using their long, sticky tongue.

When the aardvark discovers a food source, they begin digging quickly with their powerful legs, then gather up the insects with their long tongue - sometimes as many as 50,000 in one night.", ];