Some
Interesting And Amazing Facts About Unique Animals
1. A Trained PIGEONS CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE PAINTINGS OF PABLO PICASSO AND CLAUDE MONET.
2. THE PEACOCK MANTIS SHRIMP CAN THROW A PUNCH
AT 50 MPH, ACCELERATING QUICKER THAN A .22-CALIBER BULLET.
3. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WILD CHIMPS IN
GUINEA DRINK FERMENTED PALM SAP, WHICH CONTAINS ABOUT 3 PERCENT ALCOHOL BY
VOLUME.
4. THE CHEVROTAIN IS AN ANIMAL THAT LOOKS LIKE
A TINY DEER WITH FANGS.
5. CAPUCHIN MONKEYS PEE ON THEIR HANDS TO WASH
THEIR FEET.
6. Just THE MALES ARE CALLED PEACOCKS. FEMALES
ARE CALLED PEAHENS.
7. DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES FORM A HEART
WITH THEIR TAILS WHEN THEY MATE.
8. Child ELEPHANTS SUCK THEIR TRUNKS FOR
COMFORT.
9. TIGERS HAVE STRIPED SKIN AS WELL. EACH
PATTERN IS AS UNIQUE AS A FINGERPRINT.
10. THERE WAS ONCE A TYPE OF CROCODILE THAT
COULD GALLOP.
11. A GRIZZLY BEAR'S BITE IS STRONG ENOUGH TO
CRUSH A BOWLING BALL.
12. Ocean OTTERS HOLD HANDS WHILE THEY'RE
SLEEPING SO THEY DON'T DRIFT APART.
13. Grassland DOGS SAY HELLO BY KISSING.
14. Creature BEHAVIORISTS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT
CATS DON'T MEOW AS A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. IT'S A METHOD THEY USE
FOR GETTING ATTENTION FROM HUMANS.
15. In spite of THEIR APPEARANCE, ELEPHANT
SHREWS ARE MORE CLOSELY RELATED TO ELEPHANTS THAN SHREWS.
16. FLAMINGOS ARE NATURALLY WHITE—THEIR DIET
OF BRINE SHRIMP AND ALGAE TURNS THEM PINK.
17. ALBERTA, CANADA IS THE LARGEST RAT-FREE
POPULATED AREA IN THE WORLD.
18. RED-EYED TREE FROG EGGS CAN HATCH EARLY IF
THEY SENSE DANGER.
19. WHITETAIL DEER CAN SPRINT AT SPEEDS UP TO
30 MILES PER HOUR.
20. BLUE JAYS MIMIC HAWKS' CALLS TO SCARE AWAY
OTHER BIRDS.
21. IN THE UK, THE BRITISH MONARCH LEGALLY
OWNS ALL UNMARKED MUTE SWANS IN OPEN WATER.
22. ALL CLOWNFISH ARE BORN MALE—SOME TURN
FEMALE TO ENABLE MATING.
23. MORAY EELS HAVE A SECOND SET OF JAWS THAT
EXTENDS FROM THEIR THROATS.
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24. THE AXOLOTL CAN REGENERATE ITS LIMBS.
25. HARTEBEEST EVADE PREDATORS BY RUNNING IN
ZIGZAG PATTERNS.
26. Insect eating animals DON'T HAVE TEETH.
27. Organic product BATS DON'T USE
ECHOLOCATION—THEY HAVE EXCELLENT SENSES OF SIGHT AND SMELL.
28. MALE RING-TAILED LEMURS WILL "Smell
FIGHT" BY WAFTING SCENT AT EACH OTHER.
29. LYNX HAVE LARGE FEET THAT ENABLE THEM TO
RUN ON VERY DEEP SNOW.
30. IN 1924, A LABRADOR RETRIEVER WAS
SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE AT EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY FOR KILLING THE
GOVERNOR'S CAT.
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31. IN AN AQUATIC TRAFFIC JAM, ALLIGATORS WILL
GIVE MANATEES THE RIGHT OF WAY.
32. NINE-BANDED ARMADILLOS ALWAYS GIVE BIRTH
TO IDENTICAL QUADRUPLETS.
33. Felines CAN'T TASTE SUGAR. THEY DON'T HAVE
SWEET TASTE BUDS.
34. DUCKS LIKE TO SURF. THEY HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED RIDING TIDES AND SWIMMING BACK TO RIDE THEM AGAIN.
35. THE AFRICAN PENGUIN IS ALSO COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE "Ass PENGUIN" BECAUSE IT MAKES DONKEY-LIKE BRAYING
SOUNDS.
36. Winged creatures ARE IMMUNE TO THE HEAT OF
CHILI PEPPERS.
37. Bumble bees CAN GET SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
DISEASES.
38. A NARWHAL TUSK IS ACTUALLY AN EXAGGERATED
FRONT LEFT TOOTH, AND UNLIKE MOST TEETH, IT'S SOFT AND SENSITIVE ON THE OUTSIDE
WITH A TOUGH INTERIOR.
39. CARIBBEAN SPERM WHALES HAVE THEIR OWN
REGIONAL ACCENT.
40. WOMBAT POOP IS CUBE-SHAPED.
41. A BABY PUFFIN IS CALLED A PUFFLING.
42. BALD EAGLES SOUND SO SILLY THAT HOLLYWOOD
DUBS THEIR VOICES.
43. As indicated by TIME, THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF
WORLDWIDE SHARK BITES IS 10 TIMES LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BITTEN BY
OTHER PEOPLE IN NEW YORK.
44. FEMALE BATS GIVE BIRTH WHILE HANGING
UPSIDE DOWN, CATCHING THE BABY IN THEIR WINGS AS IT DROPS.
45. TOUCANS CURL INTO LITTLE BALLS WHEN THEY
SLEEP.
46. Ponies ARE DISTANTLY RELATED TO
RHINOCEROSES AND TAPIRS.
47. A few CATS ARE ALLERGIC TO HUMANS.
48. Regardless of THEIR LACK OF VISIBLE EARS,
PENGUINS HAVE EXCELLENT HEARING.
49. LIONS INHABITED MANY AREAS OF EUROPE UNTIL
THEY WERE HUNTED TO EXTINCTION IN THE REGION AROUND 100 BCE.
50. MALE PLATYPUSES HAVE VENOMOUS SPURS.
