Easter themed animal facts – Easter chicks & Easter bunnies!
“Did You Know?” Easter chicks
There are more chickens than people in the world
There are more chickens than any other bird species in the world
Chickens have different alarm calls for different types of predators
Chickens have over 30 different calls
Chickens have full-colour vision
Baby chickens are called chicks
Female chickens are known as pullets until they’re old enough to lay
Laying females are known as hens
Male chickens are called roosters, cocks or cockerels
The part of a rooster that dangles under his beak is called a wattle
A chickens toenails and beak each have a blood supply
Heard the phrase “running around like a headless chicken”? – there is some truth in this, the longest time period recorded, of a chicken living without its head, was 18 months!
The fear of chickens is known as Alektorophobia
Chickens are afraid wide open spaces, this is known as Agoraphobia
“Did You Know?” Easter bunnies
For more bunny information – including terminology – check out my “Bunny Basics!” post (http://wp.me/p4i7kX-7c)
The biggest rabbit is 50lbs (3.5 stone!) and is called Darius – he is 4ft 3″ in length
Darius lives in the UK and is also the most valuable rabbit – insured for over £950,000.00
The largest litter reported to date was 24 kits the litter
At a run, a rabbit can reach 35 mph!
Rabbits on average live 8-12 years, the oldest rabbit lived to be 16
Rabbits are crepulscular animals – meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk
Rabbits can jump 36″ high
Rabbits cannot vomit – like horses, they lack the reflex
In the UK, the rabbit is the 3rd most popular pet (after dogs and cats)
A rabbit can growl and/ or scream when threatened
Rabbits scent mark their territory with scent glands under their chin
The fear of rabbits is known as Leporiphobia
