Animal Crackers: Fun Facts and Beyond
How many different animals are there in a box of animal crackers? Most people would not believe that 17 different animals are created for the animal cracker zoo, but there are.
Of course, not that many different types of animal crackers would ever appear in any box. You do get a variety of animal crackers in every box, and they seem to have been a part of everyone's childhood at some point. They celebrated their 100th birthday in 2002, and the popularity of these little cracker is not about to let up any time soon.
Can you name the 17 types of animals that used for crackers? The answer will appear at the end of this article giving you the opportunity to think about it, before the answer is revealed.
Do you know why there is a string on the box of Barnum's animal crackers? Many people might say it is to pull the circus train around, but it is not. Barnum's animal crackers have been around since 1902 and that string was used to hang the box as a Christmas decoration! Yes, imagine a Christmas tree decorated with boxes of animal crackers inside a circus train box!
Animal crackers are great as a snack even when you are an adult and they are still very popular with kids today. Grab a box today and relieve some cherished childhood memories.
The animal crackers are still quite popular today and more then 40 million little circus train boxes are sold each year. United States companies make them and then export them to seventeen different countries around the world. It is a little part of American history in every box.
How many of these animal crackers can be made in minute in any factory around the United States? Twelve hundred a minute would be the correct answer, and each 1 taste the same, which is delicious!
How many animal crackers are in a box? There are approximately twenty-two animal crackers in a box of Barnum's animal crackers.
What is your favorite way to eat an animal cracker? Some people nibble off the head and then devour the body, while some people just pop it into their mouth and chew. Some people love to dunk them into chocolate icing or melted chocolate. I just love these little crackers any way I can get them!
Here are the 17 different types of animals that can be found in a box of animal crackers; tigers, cougars, camels, rhinoceros, kangaroos, hippopotami, bison, lions, hyenas, zebras, elephants, sheep, bears, gorillas, monkeys, seals, and giraffes.
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Post a CommentAs per Wikipedia - In total there have been 37 different animals featured in Barnum's Animal Crackers since 1903. The current crackers are tiger, cougar, camel, rhinoceros, kangaroo, hippopotamus, bison, lion, hyena, zebra, elephant, sheep, bear, gorilla, monkey, polar bear, seal and giraffe. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Barnum's added the koala to the menagerie in September 2002.[1]
Austin Zoo Animal Crackers currently feature bear, camel, elephant, rhinoceros, lion, monkey, owl, penguin, rabbit, ram, turtle, and zebra.
Cadburys Animals are chocolate coated (although rather sparingly) and feature elephant, monkey, lion, tiger and hippo - all with nicknames and all rather the same shape.
Stauffer's Animals CrackersStauffer's animal crackers include a lion, elephant, mountain goat, cow, house cat, camel, tiger, horse, ibex, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, buffalo (or bison) and bear. They are made in plain, chocolate graham, cinnamon graham, cotton candy, and iced flavors,
They also have a Polar Bear and for their 100th Anniversary they added a Kaola. So technically they have 19.
What a fun read!
Gotta love animal crackers! Love the article.
Fun facts indeed!