Thursday Trivia returns after a three-month hiatus,
with animal miscellanea from Bits & Pieces
Rabbits love liquorice, which is bad for them because they can't digest sugar
Slugs have four noses
Honeybees have hairs on their eyes to help them collect pollen
Individual mouse sperm are longer than elephant sperm
As carriers of the bubonic plague, fleas were responsible for killing one third of the population in 14th-century Europe
Goldfish lose their vibrant colour if kept in dim light
An albatross can fly for hundreds of miles at a time & needs to land only once every few years to mate
An alligator can survive the winter by freezing its head in ice, leaving only the nose exposed for breathing purposes
Dolphins sleep with one eye open
Lions have been known to mate up to fifty times a day
The flamingo can eat only when its head is turned upside-down
Butterflies taste with their hind feet
Snails can sleep for up to three years in adverse conditions
