Fish Facts

The stonefish, which lives off the coast of Australia, is the most poisonous fish in the world.

A slug has four noses.

Octopuses have 3 hearts.

A goldfish can live up to 40 years.

A starfish doesn't have a brain.

Killer Whales are the only sea animal that outranks the Tiger Shark as top predator of the sea.

The lung fish can live out of water for as long as four years!

Scallops swim with jet-propelled speed by clapping its shell open and shut.

Starfish have eight eyes - one at the end of each leg.

The snapping shrimp, only 1 1/2 inches long, makes a noise with its one big claw, which sounds exactly like a firecracker.

The leatherback is the biggest sea turtle, and it can weigh as much as 1,500 pounds.

The emperor penguin is playful, and often times lies on its chest and side to slide along the ice and snow.

A Giant squid's eye can be as big as a basketball.

A jellyfish is 95 percent water!
Some fish have eyes that are the same size as their stomach!

The hippopotamus gives birth under water and nurses its young in the river as well, though the young hippos do come up periodically for air.