When a ferrett is excited they perform a routine commonly referred to as the weasel war dance, a frenzied series of sideways hops. This dance is often accompanied by a soft clucking noise, commonly referred to as dooking. This type of dance is often an invitation to play or an expression of excitement. Often, this behavior will break into a game of chase, pounce and wrestle. Ferrets in war dances are very accident prone, often hopping into obstacles or tripping over their own feet.

Ferrets spend 14 to 18 hours a day sleeping. They are most active during dusk and dawn. Ferretts usually sleep in six hour sections. Though ferrets sleep more than most other domesticated animals, they are very active when awake and will seek to be released from their cage to get exercise and satisfy their abundant curiosity daily.

Dutch artist M. C. Escher created this drawing which was first printed in October, 1961. The drawing shows an apparent paradox where water from the base of a waterfall appears to run uphill before reaching the top of the waterfall. Stare at this for a while to get the full effect.

The World’s tallest Thermometer is in Baker California. It stands 134 feet in height. The landmark is in a town that calls itself “The Gateway to Death Valley”. The giant thermometer regularly records temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. The highest temperature ever recorded in the United States was 134 degrees in Death Valley in 1913.

The Ancient Romans called volcanoes Vulcano, after Vulcan, their fire god.

Color can be described as cool or warm depending on its position in the color spectrum and the hues of its nearest neighboring color.

Warm colors project the hot hues of sunlight and promote a feeling of warmth in a room. Cool colors can increase the perception of space and are used to make walls appear closer. Cool colors are violets and blues.

Red, orange and yellow are warm colors, while violet and blue are cool colors. Green is said to be a neutral color.

Tortoises generally have lifespans comparable with those of human beings, and some unique individual Tortoisess are known to have lived longer than 150 years. Tortoise’s symbolize longevity in some cultures, such as China.

Timothy, a spur-thighed tortoise, lived to be approximately 165 years old. She was believed to be the Uk’s oldest resident up to the time of her passing.

Static electricity is the buildup of an electrical charge on the surface of objects. The static charges remain on an object until they either bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge. Did you ever walk across a carpet and zap someone, unintentionally or intentionally?

This Spider monkey is startled. Several species of Spider monkeys live in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. Spider Monkeys have long, lanky arms and prehensile tails that enable them to move gracefully from branch to branch and tree to tree. These acrobatic monkeys spend most of their time in the trees, and maintain a powerful grip on branches even though they have no thumbs.

These monkeys are social and gather in groups of up to 2 to 3 dozen animals. During the night the monkeys split up into smaller sleeping parties of a half dozen or fewer. Foraging for food also occurs in smaller groups, and is usually most intense early in the day. Spider monkeys find food in the trees and feast on nuts, fruits, leaves, bird eggs, and spiders. The monkeys can be noisy animals and often communicate with many calls, screeches, barks, and other sounds.

The week of Valentines there will be 414 million dollars of candy sold with 323 million of that being chocolate candy.