Interesting Facts

According to a study carried out by the WWF (World Wildlife Federation) 25% of Brits believe that the dodo still exists. (The unfortunate flightless bird actually became extinct over 400 years ago, and yet 14 per cent of the respondents believe it is currently under threat from hunters, whilst 12% said it was not even endangered!. % OF RESPONDENTS THAT MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED THE BELOW AS ENDANGERED SPECIES Red Admiral butterfly           38% Red kangaroo                        36% Swan                                       28% Weever fish                            28% Crane fly                                 21% Flamingo         ...

According to the Daily Mail squirrels can peel bananas. (Well let's face it, if you can shell nuts a banana is not that much of a problem.)

Forty squirrels were trained to crack nuts in the new film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. (I wouldn't have thought they needed much training.)