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Funny Animal Facts

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Funny Animal Facts

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01.Early explorers thought that a giraffe was a cross between a camel and a leopard and called it cameleopard

02.Polar bears have black skin underneath their white fur

03.In just over 100 years the passenger pigeon went from being the most common bring in the world to being extinct

04.The killi fish lives in temporary ponds in venezuela . when the ponds dry up, the killi fish embroys can survive in the md with no water or oxygen for more than 60 days no other creature can hold its breath for so long

05.The blue whale has the slowest heartbeat of any animal it only beats four to eight times a minute

06.The cosmopolitan sail fish can swim faster than a cheetah can run it can swim at least 109 kms per hour while a cheetah can only manage 100 kms per hour

07.some scientists believe that hidden or silent genes can return after millions of years a throw back happens if a silent genes gets turned back on making dolphins with legs

08.A giant bird like an emu that used to live in Australian between 15 million and 25,000 years ago stood 3 meters tall and weighed 500 kg s

09.Nutallas Poorwillis an American bird that hibernates in the winter hiding in a crack in a rock during this time, it uses only a thirteen of the energy it uses in the summer and its heartbeat becomes so faint that it cannot be felt

10.The Arctic Ternflies a round trip of 35,000 km s a year breeding in the arctic in the northern summer and feeding in the Antarctica during the southern summer

11.A galapogas tortoise called harriet lived at a zoo in bribane austraila until she died in 2006 making her over 170 years old

12.The sooty terncan stay airbonre for 10 years it eats drinks and sleeps while flying and only lands to breed and rear its young

13.Moths butterflies beetles and mites ear the various algae that grow on a sloth

14.The gigantic dinosaur sauroposeid could stretch its neck up to 17 meters

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15.An Albatrosscan glide without fapping its wings for six days given the right wind conditions

16.when they are young flat fish look like ordinary fish with an eye on each side as they grow one eye moves around so that both eyes are on the same side the fish becomes wider and flatter and begins to live lying flat at the bottom of the sea

17.whales cannot move their eyeballs to change the direction in which it is looking a whale has to move its entire body

18.The finger prints of cola bears are almost indistinguishable from those of humans

19.The tailor bird makes a nest from leaves that is stitches together it punches holes in the leaves with its sharp bill and then uses long grass to stitch them together

20.Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

21.Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins—up to 40 minutes.

22.Koalas have fingerprints almost identical to humans.

23.Bats are the only mammals that can fly.

24.Wombat poop is cube-shaped to prevent it from rolling away.

25.Dolphins call each other by unique names.

26.A polar bear’s fur is actually transparent, not white.

27.Elephants mourn their dead like humans.

28.Sea otters hold hands while they sleep to keep from drifting apart.

29.Hedgehogs have between 5,000 and 7,000 spines on their back.

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30.Giraffes only need 5–30 minutes of sleep per day.

31.The male seahorse is the one that gives birth.

32.Cows have best friends and get stressed when separated.

33.A blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car.

34.Hippos produce their own sunscreen.

35.Dogs have three eyelids.

36.Some monkeys floss their teeth using twigs.

37.Platypuses don’t have a stomach.

38.Beavers’ teeth never stop growing.

39.Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward.

40.Owls can rotate their heads 270 degrees.

41.Penguins propose to their mates with pebbles.

42.The lyrebird can mimic almost any sound it hears, including chainsaws.

43.Crows can recognize human faces and hold grudges.

44.Woodpeckers wrap their tongues around their brains to protect them from impact.

45.The albatross can sleep while flying.

46.Flamingos turn pink because of the food they eat.

47.The kakapo is the world’s only flightless parrot.

48.Pigeons can learn to recognize themselves in a mirror.

49.Ostriches can run faster than horses.

50.A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”

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51Ravens can imitate human speech better than parrots.

52.The male emperor penguin incubates eggs on its feet for two months.

53.A chicken can remember over 100 different faces.

54.A kiwi bird lays an egg almost the size of its own body.

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55.Secretary birds kill snakes by stomping on them.

56.Peacocks can shake their tails fast enough to create a sound only humans under 25 can hear.

57.Magpies can recognize themselves in mirrors.

58.Some parrots live over 80 years.

59.Crocodiles can live up to 100 years.

60.Some lizards can regrow their tails multiple times.

61.Snakes smell with their tongues.

62.Frogs can breathe through their skin.

63.The axolotl can regenerate its limbs and even parts of its heart.

64.The tuatara has a third eye.

65.Some turtles can breathe through their butts.

66.Chameleons change color based on their mood, not their surroundings.

67.The Gila monster is one of the few venomous lizards.

68.A group of rattlesnakes is called a “rhumba.”

69.Salamanders can regenerate entire body parts.

70.The leatherback sea turtle can weigh over 900 kg.

71.The Komodo dragon can reproduce without a male.

72.The basilisk lizard can run on water.

73.A crocodile’s bite is 10 times stronger than a great white shark’s.

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74.The Jackson’s chameleon has three horns like a triceratops.

75.Some frogs can freeze solid and thaw back to life.

76.The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world.

77.The Surinam toad gives birth through holes in its back.

78.Honeybees recognize human faces.

79.A praying mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.

80.Some moths drink tears from sleeping animals.

81.Fireflies produce light through bioluminescence.

82.The Hercules beetle can carry 850 times its weight.

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83.Butterflies taste with their feet.

84.A tarantula’s bite is usually less painful than a bee sting.

85.Mosquitoes are attracted to people who drink beer.

86.Cockroaches can live for weeks without their heads.

87.Some wasps turn cockroaches into zombies.

88.The bombardier beetle sprays boiling hot chemicals for defense.

89.The Goliath birdeater is the world’s largest spider.

90.Dragonflies can see in almost 360 degrees.

91.The luna moth doesn’t have a mouth and never eats.

92.Some termites can build mounds taller than a person.

93.Dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate.

94.Ticks can survive for years without feeding.

95.The world’s smallest insect is the fairyfly, at just 0.2mm long.

96.Octopuses can change color in milliseconds to blend with their surroundings.

97.Male seahorses are the ones that give birth, carrying up to 2,000 babies at a time.

98.Some turtles can breathe through their butts, a process called cloacal respiration.