odd and interesting facts

- ice cream was invented in china around 2000bc
- when first born a shrimp is male. over time it gradually evolves to a female
- the guppy is the only true fish (gills and scales) that bears live young
- the koala has 3 fingers and 2 thumbs on its forelimbs (it is also a marsupial, female carrying its young in its pouch, like kangaroos and possums)
- the platypus, a mammal, has a duck-like bill and lays eggs.
- the frog is the only amphibian which lays eggs (in water), which hatch into tadpoles, which develop legs and the tail shrinks as they grow and develop into maturity.