1. During sex, a female octopus can hug a male so hard with her many arms that sucker marks are often visible later on the male.
2. Small animals such as flies and hummingbirds experience time in slow motion, which is why they can avoid your newspaper swats.
3. A male emperor moth can smell a female moth from up to 7 miles away.
4. The tiger is the only predator known to prey on adult bears.
5. Baby elephants will sometimes throw temper tantrums and toss themselves into the mud.
6. If a vulture eats meat containing bullets, its powerful digestive juices will dissolve them and give the animal lead poisoning.
7. Dogs experience a burst of oxytocin when they see their owners – The same chemical responsible for the feelings of love between humans.
8. Sexually-frustrated male fruit flies drink alcohol to make themselves feel better.
9. Sheep can recognize each other through photos.
10. Scooby-Doo’s first name is really Scoobert.
11. Penguins have knees.
12. Cats show you their buttholes as a way of saying they’re comfortable with you.
13. Not only can spiders walk on water, but they’re also able to breathe under it too.
14. Chimpanzees tend to keep their sleeping areas very clean – Cleaner than most humans, according to biologists.
15. The average penguin only has one orgasm a year.
16. When a whale dies, it’s carcass can support a localized underwater-ecosystem for decades, which includes 30 species that haven’t been identified anywhere else.
17. The world’s oldest living animal in captivity is a 187 year old gay tortoise named Jonathan.
18. It’s hard to tell the difference between female and male hyenas because the females have clitorises so large, they look like penises.
19. Every year, the town of Llandwrtyd Wells, Wales holds a Man versus Horse Marathon, where runners compete side-by-side with horses.
20. Grapes can be fatally toxic to dogs and cats.
21. The biological layout of a cat’s brain is more similar to ours than a dog’s.
22. Killing a cat was punishable by death in Ancient Egypt.
23. The average dog can learn between 165 and 200 words.
24. Human sized penguins used to roam the planet.
25. Porcupines have antibiotics in their skin that prevent infection when they fall out of trees and are stuck with their own quills.
26. Nearly all bonobos are bisexual, the ape species most closely related to humans.
27. Cats spend so much of their time sleeping that by the age of 9, they will have only been awake for 3 years.
28. Blue whales can eat half a million calories in just a single mouthful.
29. Cows and horses are able to sleep standing up, but can’t dream unless they lie down.
30. The fear of spiders and snakes is something humans are born with, not something we learn.
31. Ducks can catch the flu.
32. When you kiss someone passionately, not only do you exchange bacteria and mucus, but their DNA can linger in your mouth for more than an hour.
33. Dogs are naturally generous and enjoy sharing with one another, according to behavioral biologists.
34. Cheetahs cannot roar. Instead, they meow like house cats.
35. Saudi Arabia imports many of their camels from Australia.
36. Dogs are one of the few species of animals that can express empathy.
37. Cats recognize their owner’s voice when they’re being called and can distinguish it from other voices. Their brain registers the sound and then they just choose to not act on it.
38. Chimpanzees have been known to steal alcohol, get drunk, and attack humans (mistaking them for other monkeys).
39. Antarctica is the only continent in the world without any spiders.
40. A hedgehog can have as many 6,000 quills on its body.
41. A chipmunk’s cheeks can expand to three times the size of its head.
42. Pigs can often outsmart dogs and are on about the same intellectual level as chimpanzees, according to a new study.
43. Goldfish don’t have stomachs.
44. Male hummingbirds have been observed masturbating with leaves caught in spider webs.
45. Monkeys aren’t supposed to eat bananas. Bananas contain so much sugar, monkeys will get diabetes if they eat them regularly.
46. When a male llama tries to make a move on a female llama, she’ll spit on him if she’s not feeling it.
47. Spiders are able to walk on water. They can also breathe under it, too.
48. Giraffes are facing a silent extinction. Their population has shrunk by nearly 40% over the last 30 years.
49. If the world’s population of spiders worked together, they could theoretically eat every human on Earth in one year.
50. When an elephant is stressed or upset, their herd mates will caress them with their trunks and make reassuring chirping sounds.
51. Cats have helped drive at least 63 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles to extinction over the past 500 years.
52. Howler monkeys with smaller testicles tend to scream louder to compensate.
53. Dogs can pick up on subtle changes in your scent, which can help them know how you’re feeling. They’re able to smell fear, anxiety and can read your facial expressions, as well.
54. Spiders can sense the Earth’s electric field, and some species use it to fly.
55. Pandas kept in captivity tend to lose interest in mating. So, they’re often shown ‘panda porn’ to encourage them to breed.
56. Due to their diets of fish and squid species, sea lions are considered to have the worst-smelling farts of any animal.
57. Grapes and raisins can be fatally toxic to dogs.
58. Rabbits can smell their dead relatives in the feces of predators.
59. A cow isn’t technically a cow until it’s had at least one calf. Until then it’s just a heifer.
60. Jaguars in the jungles of South America love to get high on Banisteriopsis caapi, a root with hallucinogenic properties.
61. Notre Dame Cathedral kept beehives on the church’s roof to help preserve the bee population. Luckily, the hives that 180,000 bees call home survived the fire.
62. Dogs often stare at their owners while pooping because that’s when they’re vulnerable. So they often stare expecting a visual cue if there’s danger.
63. Elephants have a specific call to warn their herd of angry bees.
64. Polar bears are classified as marine mammals, like dolphins, seals, whales and sea otters.
65. Gorillas share 98.3% of their genetic code with humans. Making them our closest cousins after chimpanzees and bonobos.
66. A dead gecko can stay stuck to the wall for half an hour.
67. Dolphins in Brazil have been seen forcing fish towards fishers, then signaling when the nets should be thrown. The dolphins and fishers then share the catch.
68. Sir Isaac Newton’s dog set his lab on fire, ruining 20 years of research. Upon discovering what the dog had done, Newton said, O Diamond, Diamond, thou little knowest the mischief thou hast done.
69. Both giraffes and humans have the same amount of neck vertebrae; seven.
70. Hippos poop so much, sometimes all the fish around them die.
71. A convicted deer poacher in Missouri has to watch the movie Bambi at least once a month during his year-long sentence.
72. Male hippos use their tails to fling their poop and impress females.
73. Possums and opossums are different animals. Possums are Australian, and opossums are North American.
74. Cows have best friends. They also get stressed when they’re apart.
75. Whales and dolphins leap out of the water (porpoising) while swimming quickly because they need additional oxygen to keep up with the physical demand.
76. Cats put their butts in your face as a friendly gesture. They’re giving you the chance to smell it and become familiar with them.
77. Although they spend 16 hours a day in water, hippos can’t swim because they’re too muscular and would sink. Instead, they walk around under the surface.
78. A baby fish is called a fry.
79. Pandas poop while they’re sleeping. Zoologists often count the droppings to estimate how long they’ve slept.
80. Llamas usually spit to settle an argument over food or to decide which is the dominant llama.
81. Elephants are a keystone species. They create pathways through impenetrable underbrush, shape entire ecosystems by creating pools in dried river beds, and spread seeds as they travel.
82. Wind turbines create vacuums which cause the lungs of bats and birds to explode when they fly through them.
83. Grasshoppers have ears on their stomachs.
84. In 2011, a cat in Italy named Tommaso inherited more than $13 million from its 94 year old owner after she passed away.
85. Cats decided to live with humans because humans attract rodents, making it convenient for them to stick around. They domesticated themselves.
86. Elephants show compassion towards those who are weak and even appear to be empathetic towards other species.
87. Adult cats don’t meow at each other (but, they will hiss and make other vocalizations on occasion). They use their classic meows to communicate with or manipulate humans.
88. Vultures can’t catch live prey like other raptors because they don’t really have talons just flat feet that are good for balanced walking.
89. Cats can drink seawater without becoming dehydrated because their kidneys are efficient enough to filter out the salt. Most animals, including humans, would likely die of dehydration.
90. Crows and owls instinctively are natural enemies and will harass each other, even if they’ve had no previous exposure.
91. Female kangaroos have three vaginas, two of them carry the sperm of the male’s two-pronged penis, while the third facilitates birth. With this complicated setup, a female kangaroo can always be pregnant.
92. When roosters fully open their beaks, their external auditory canals completely close off. Roosters essentially have built-in earplugs to prevent them from damaging their own hearing when they crow.
93. Most of the insect noises you hear at night are them either having sex or trying to get it.
94. You’re more likely to be bitten by a Chihuahua than a pit bull.
95. The largest sloths to ever roam Earth were the size of elephants. They occupied South America between five million and eleven thousand years ago
96. When a bald eagle loses a feather on one wing, it will also lose a matching feather on the other side to keep its balance.
97. Squirrels will adopt abandoned babies if the parents cannot be found.
98. Aside from humans, rats and chimpanzees are the only animals that are known to laugh.
99. After a fight, it’s common for two male giraffes to caress and have sex with each other. These interactions between male giraffes happen more frequently than heterosexual coupling
100. Cats don’t just play with their prey, but try to tire them out first. Cats kill by breaking the spinal cord with a sharp bite to the neck. Wearing their prey out reduces the cat’s chance of being bitten in retaliation.
101. An entomophobe is a person who is deathly afraid of insects.
102. When a frog’s tongue hits prey, its watery spit fills the bug’s crevices. As the tongue returns, the spit turns viscous, gripping the bug.
103. Pandas can poop up to 40 times a day.
104. Dogs’ farts tend to be silent because they have looser, horizontal rectums; putting less resistance on the air passing through.
105. Cheetahs are so shy and socially awkward, zoos often pair them with emotional support dogs.
106. Dogs have about 18 different muscles that work together to move each ear.
107. A whale’s penis is called a dork.
108. Not only are some humans allergic to cats, but some cats are also allergic to humans.
109. Some expensive perfumes contain ambergris, a fatty substance secreted from the bowels of sperm whales. It can cost more than $7,000 a pound.
110. Giant animals like whales and elephants spread nutrients from one part of the planet to the other by pooping, fertilizing the whole world.
111. Deprived of sight and hearing, seals can still accurately pinpoint the locations of fish because they have 1,500 nerve endings in their whiskers.
112. Most of a sperm whale’s head is filled with fatty, yellow tissue called junk.
113. The urine of a maned wolf smells like marijuana.
114. A lioness can have sex up to 100 times a day during mating season.
115. Dogs can suffer from PTSD, in fact, it’s estimated that about 5% of military dogs develop the disorder.
116. A hummingbird’s tongue is so long, it curls up into its skull and around its eyes when it’s not being used.
117. After a large meal, lions can sleep for up to 24 hours straight.
118. Almost all kangaroos are left-handed.
119. Elephants can and will exact revenge on those who have wronged them in the past.
120. The world’s population of snow leopards and white rhinos have been increasing. They’re no longer considered endangered.
121. Dogs can recognize when their owners are being treated rudely and may snub that person.
122. One litter of kittens can have separate fathers due to the female mating with multiple males while in heat.
123. If you give a zebrafish enough alcohol to get drunk, it will convince all the sober fish to follow it around.
124. Zebras can’t sleep alone.
125. Dinosaurs existed before Saturn had rings.
126. A dog’s personality can change based on their owner’s personality, according to a study from Michigan State University.
127. Chimpanzees fart so loudly and so frequently, scientists sometimes locate chimps by following the sound of their farts in a forest.
128. There are more kangaroos than people in Australia.
129. Beluga whales can mimic the human voice so well, a diver once believed his colleagues were trying to talk to him when, in fact, it was just a whale.
130. Cheetahs meow like housecats.
131. Hooker’s Lips is a plant that looks like big, red lips and it puckers up to attract pollinators such as butterflies and hummingbirds.
132. Dogs can pick up on subtle changes in your scent, which can help them figure out how you’re feeling. They may also adopt the emotional state they sense in you.
133. The sperm whale is the loudest animal on the planet. They can produce sounds of 180dB, which can vibrate the human body to pieces.
134. Jellyfish actually suck water toward themselves to move forward instead of pushing against the water behind them, a study revealed.
135. Priced at $39 million per gallon, the most expensive liquid in the world is scorpion venom.
136. There is a specific male cheetah bark that causes female cheetahs to ovulate.
137. Police dogs can be trained to detect either explosives or narcotics, but never both. Since there’s no way for the dog to communicate the difference between what it found to an officer.
138. Female anacondas strangle and eat the males after mating so they can survive the seven months of fasting during the pregnancy.
139. Lemurs get high when they eat millipedes.
140. Donkeys can be used as guard animals to protect livestock. They’ve even been known to kill coyotes.
141. A cockroach can hold its breath for about 40 minutes.
142. You are within 6 feet of at least one spider right now.
143. Sharks enter a trance like state called tonic immobility when they’re turned upside down.
144. Bulls don’t hate the color red, they’re actually color-blind to it. Bulls become irritated by a cape’s movement as a matador whips it around.
145. A group of ladybugs is called a loveliness of ladybugs.
146. Fish suffer from insomnia.
147. Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning.
148. Rats and mice consume or contaminate at least a fifth of the food produced in the world each year.
149. Humans have killed 60% of Earth’s wildlife in the last 45 years.
150. Bats communicate directly with one another; one of just a few species, besides humans, to do this. Most animals communicate generally, not individually.
151. Camels can swim.
152. Owls don’t have eyeballs. Instead, they have fixed eye tubes that require them to move their entire head to look in different directions.
153. Cats spend up to 70% of their entire lives just sleeping.
154. It takes approximately 600 cows to make enough footballs for one NFL season.
155. Blue whales can change ‘handedness’ depending on the task. Most whales are usually right-handed, they turn to the right when attacking prey. But when they move upwards to attack prey near the surface, they turn to the left.
156. Avocados are poisonous and potentially deadly to birds.
157. A close ancestor of the guinea pig that lived 3 million years ago was as large as a buffalo and had a bite as strong as that of a tiger.
158. Bonobos get together to form all female coalitions that target violent males to counter harassment.
159. Howler monkeys with smaller testicles tend to scream louder to compensate for their shortcomings.
160. Dogs are more likely to steal food in the dark as they take advantage of their night vision being superior to ours.
161. A queen naked mole rat can actually stretch the space between her vertebrae and her backbone to make room for more pups during pregnancy.
162. Male ladybugs can spend up to four hours mating with a dead female before they realize something’s not right.
163. Drug lord Pablo Escobar offered to pay off Colombia’s $20 billion foreign debt in order to avoid extradition to the United States.
164. Bees confuse the scent of bananas with a hormone inciting them to attack. Beekeepers are advised not to eat bananas before approaching a hive.
165. Police dogs in Nottinghamshire receive a pension when they retire.
166. Even horses get nervous when they are about to run in a race. The jockeys bring goats to calm them down.
167. When a decapitated flatworm regrows its head, its old memories come back.
168. A snail can sleep for three years.
169. Dogs are prosocial, meaning they volunteer to share with and help others, even when they may not benefit from it directly.
170. An Indonesian man once left his nine dogs unfed while he went away on a two-week vacation – So, they ate him when he returned.
171. Male giraffes drink the female’s urine to see if she’s ready to mate.
172. Alligators have permanently erect penises.
173. The southern dumpling squid can have sex for up to three hours.
174. Some species of turtles can breathe through their anus.
175. In the wild, giant panda sex typically involves one female and two or more males.
176. Dinosaurs didn’t evolve into birds. Technically, birds ARE dinosaurs.
177. A group of bunnies is called a fluffle.
178. Cats do make facial expressions, but most people are unable to read them, according to researchers.
179. Chimpanzees recognize the butts of their friends just as well as humans can recall familiar faces.
180. Elephants help each other in distress, grieve for their dead, and feel empathy for each other.
181. Mice can sing, but we’re unable to hear them. Male mice produce complex songs (like songbirds) in the ultrasonic range when they’re with females.
182. Alligators can go two years without eating by feeding on the fat reserves at the base of their tails.
183. Currently, there are only eight surviving species of bears in the world. 1. Polar Bear 2. Brown Bear 3. Asian Black Bear 4. American Black Bear 5. Spectacled Bear 6. Sloth Bear 7. Sun Bear 8. Giant Panda .
184. Even though they turn themselves into soup during metamorphosis, butterflies can retain memories from when they were caterpillars.
185. Crocodiles do not die of old age because they do not age biologically. Instead, they die of either disease or starvation.
186. Flatworms contain both male and female reproductive organs. So, they engage in penis-fencing until one has successfully jabbed and inseminated the other.
187. Bees vote on where to live by dancing. The more dancing bees, the better the location.
188. Ravens can spot a cheater and will shun one another for being unfair.
189. After having an emotionally negative experience, dogs will stay up at night reflecting and thinking about what happened.
190. Hippos are able to sleep underwater by utilizing a reflex that allows them to surface, take a breath, and sink again all without waking up.
191. Tarantulas can swim.
192. Dolphins develop unique names for their friends, who then respond when called.
193. A female swan is called a pen while a male is called a cob.
194. Dolphins have been known to protect humans when they’re in trouble.
195. Butterflies will feast on your blood and tears if given the chance.
196. Without bats, we wouldn’t have tequila. Tequila comes from the agave plant, which is pollinated by bats.
197. Whales and dolphins have regional dialects.
198. Elephants have prehensile penises that they can use to swat flies or scratch their stomachs.
199. If you decapitate a flatworm, not only will its head grow back, its memories will come back too.
200. Due to the bond dogs and humans have had over history, dogs have evolved to understand the meaning of human laughter. They know we’re happy when we laugh, and we’re sad when we cry.
201. Gorillas sing happy songs while they eat. They don’t sing the same song every time, and they sing even louder while eating their favorite foods.
202. One fast food burger can contain meat from 100 different cows.
203. The most hens’ eggs balanced on the back of a hand at once is 15.
204. When zebras are startled and begin to run, the motion propels the gas from their bodies, often causing them to fart loudly with each stride.
205. Bees don’t poop in their hives. After being inside for a long time, they wait for a warm day to go on a cleansing flight, where they rush out of the hive to poop.
206. When a baby elephant is born, other moms in the family group will trumpet to celebrate and announce the new baby’s arrival.
207. Xylitol, a sweetener used in sugarless gum, candy, baked goods, toothpaste, and some nut butters, can be life threatening to dogs.
208. Astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) kept a pet moose, which died after drinking too much beer and falling downstairs.
209. Women get a better night’s sleep next to their dogs than their partners, according to a study.
210. Cats are considered both an invasive species and superpredators due to their ability to quickly cause ecological damage.
211. Working military dogs are noncommissioned officers and are always one rank above their human handlers.
212. Rodents can’t vomit.
213. When a female lion is in heat, she can have sex up to 100 times per day.
214. Cats headbutt you as a way of saying they trust you. It’s called bunting.
215. Cockroaches have been known to eat the flesh of both living and dead humans.
216. Ravens are so smart, they know when someone is watching them. They display what’s called theory of mind, the ability to attribute mental states to others.
217. Animal Planet made two fake documentaries about the existence of mermaids.
218. Sloths don’t fart. Most of the methane they produce is absorbed into their bloodstream and released through the lungs, due to their slow metabolism. If sloths do experience a buildup of gas, they’re probably dying.
219. Rattlesnakes can deliver lethal bites up to an hour after decapitation.
220. Creme Puff, the world’s oldest cat, died at the age of 38. She was born in 1967 and died in 2005.
221. Peacocks cannot produce blue feathers. Instead, their feathers have colorless ridges which interfere with light, causing some wavelengths to cancel each other out, and others to be amplified (such as blue).
222. Some species of ants enslave other ants, they attack neighbouring colonies, secrete so-called propaganda pheromones that create chaos in the nest, then capture larvae that later become their slaves.
223. Wild parrots high-five each other with their feet.
224. Earthworms have even been ranked the number one most influential species in the history of the planet above dinosaurs, humans, and bacteria.
225. It’s difficult to get pandas to mate, in part, because female pandas are only in the mood for a short time during the spring. Females are only interested in mating for 24 to 36 hours in a year.
226. Cats that have saggy stomachs aren’t just fat. It’s called a primordial pouch. It helps protect them during fights, as well as helps them move more easily while running and jumping.
227. The average human would have to consume 300 hamburgers to match the equivalent of what hummingbirds eat every day to survive.
228. Horses can remember if you smiled or frowned last time they saw you.
229. Cats knock small items over instinctively knowing they could be prey, or prey could be hiding under them. But once they learn it also gets the attention of humans, they’ll knock things over to manipulate you.
230. In Texas, it’s legal to kill Bigfoot if you ever find it.
231. A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet.
232. African grey parrots are the first birds known to be kind to each other even when there is no benefit to themselves.
233. Turkeys may attack or attempt to dominate humans that they see as inferior.
234. Penguins can’t taste sweet or savory flavors, according to genetic data. They can only taste sour and salty foods.
235. Leeches have 32 brains, ten stomachs, and 18 testicles.
236. A turkey’s gender can be determined from its droppings. Male turkeys produce poop in spirals, while females poop is shaped like the letter J.
237. Honey bees are more likely to dance if they have been given cocaine.
238. Cats are one of the very few animal species that domesticated themselves. They started coexisting with humans because they felt like it.
239. According to a Harvard psychologist, dogs are probably dreaming about their owners when they sleep.
240. Swans often have just one partner for life and if their partner passes away, they can die of a broken heart.
241. Male chimpanzees are more likely to use sticks as weapons while female chimpanzees use them as dolls, according to research.
242. Wild chimpanzees indulge in regular, habitual drinking when fermented food or nectar is available.
243. President Andrew Jackson had a pet parrot that had to be removed from his funeral service because it wouldn’t stop cursing.
244. Two tablespoons of honey would give a bee enough energy to fly around the world.
245. Female Komodo dragons can impregnate themselves without a male through a process called parthenogenesis. They can force the duplication of sex chromosomes and give birth to male Komodo dragons, keeping the species alive.
246. Only female mosquitoes bite. The males are vegetarian.
247. Chimpanzees and gorillas living in zoos have a gut microbiome more similar to hunter gatherer humans than they do to wild apes.
248. Baby elephants suck their trunks just like baby humans suck their thumbs.
249. Mother llamas hum to their babies. And their babies hum back.
250. Giraffes are the only vertebrate animals that don’t yawn.
251. Male lemurs deposit a solid plug inside of their mates after sex, so other males can’t mate with them.
252. A mountain lion, puma, cougar, and panther are all the same animal.
253. A single bat can eat up to 1,200 mosquito-sized insects in an hour. Bats eat an average of 6,000 to 8,000 insects every night.
254. Male dolphins synchronise their calls and movements when they are cooperating in groups. They are the only animals, apart from humans, that are known to do this.
255. When picking up a snail, lifting them by the shell can cause mantle collapse and result in a painful death. You should either let them crawl onto your hand or gently probe them until they retreat into their shell before picking them up.
256. he world record for number of mice caught by one cat is 28,899. The record is held by the former Glenturret Distillery cat. When she passed away from old age, the distillery erected a statue to honor her years of service.
257. The fish from Spongebob Squarepants that always yells My leg! is named Fred.
258. A recent study shows that dogs become more likely to ignore commands and are harder to train during puberty.
259. About 60% of a cow is used for food. The other 40% is used to make things like antifreeze, insulin, blood thinners, toothpaste, lipstick, jet fuel, and more.
260. Koalas sleep for about 22 hours a day.
261. Penguins in Antarctica emit so much nitrous oxide commonly known as laughing gas in their poop, the scientists studying them get high.
262. No matter how large or small the animal, a mammal’s heart is always around 0.6% of it’s body mass.
263. Not only can a cockroach survive for weeks without its head; its decapitated head can survive on its own for several hours as long as someone feeds it.
264. Ailurophile. A person who loves cats.
265. A guinea pig named Randy once broke out of his zoo enclosure and impregnated nearly 100 females in 2014. He became the father of about 400 babies.
266. Elephants are one of the few animals that bury their dead. When a member of their family dies, they not only cry but they also dig graves for their dead and cover the bodies with leaves.
267. Cats and dogs can be allergic to humans.
268. Young chimpanzees gather sticks and stones to make little dolls. And then they play with them as if they had babies of their own.
269. Sharks were around before trees.
270. Cockroach milk is four times as nutritious as cow’s milk.
271. Male cheetahs have a specific bark that causes female cheetahs to ovulate on-demand.
272. Isaac Newton suggested toad vomit would help cure victims of the plague.
273. The antechinus, a rare Australian marsupial discovered in 2014, is now endangered due to their mating habits. They have sex until their bodies disintegrate.
274. Goats bleat in different accents.
275. Seals have retractable nipples.
276. Dog owners take more photos of their pet than their significant other, according to a US study.
277. Caterpillars don’t “morph” into butterflies. Their bodies breakdown into a goopy-protein in their cocoons, then rapid cell-division builds them back up into a new insect.
278. The pinker the flamingo, the more aggressive it is.
279. A tiger’s tongue is so rough that just a few licks could draw blood from your hand.
280. Elephants have great memories and can recognize other animals that leave strong impressions on them. A pair of elephants who had performed in a circus together were able to recognize each other after being separated for 20 years.
281. Hamsters can fit up to a quarter of their body weight into their cheeks.
282. Mosquitos are weak fliers that can only reach speeds of about 1 mph. A breeze from a small electric fan is strong enough to keep them away.
283. Grey wolves and dogs share 99.9% of their DNA, but dogs appear to be less intelligent than their cousins.
284. Painting eyes on cows’ bottoms reduces their risk of being hunted by predators.
285. Worker bees are all female, and they’re the only ones that can sting. The males are just used for reproduction.
286. Elephants can be left or right tusked in the same way that humans are left or right handed.
287. Elephants have over 60 times as many muscles in their trunk as humans have in their entire bodies.
288. Sharks have survived four of the big five mass extinctions. This makes them older than humanity, older than Mount Everest, older than dinosaurs, and even older than trees.
289. A group of pugs is called a grumble.
290. Mountain gorillas sing to themselves while they eat.
291. When humans forbid dogs to eat foods, dogs are 4 times more likely to steal the food in the dark, when they think humans can’t spot them. Dogs based their stealing strategies on the belief that humans can’t see in low-light conditions.
292. 24 wild rabbits were released in Australia 150 years ago for hunting. The rabbit population swelled to 10 billion within about 50 years.
293. Crocodiles can quickly regrow their missing teeth. In fact, crocodiles can go through as many as 8,000 teeth over a lifetime.
294. When kept in captivity, poison dart frogs are harmless. They become poisonous in the wild because they eat ants, and the ants consume a variety of toxic plants.
295. Birds don’t fart.
296. Scientists know of nine species of shark that can walk across land.
297. A rabbit named Dory once helped save her owner’s life after he slipped into a diabetic coma. She jumped on his chest furiously until her odd behavior caught the attention of the man’s wife. She thought he was sleeping, and then called for help.
298. Elephants can die from a broken heart. Scientists have observed elephants that would lay on the ground and refuse to eat until they perished after losing a loved one.
299. Dogs also become more rebellious and less obedient when they are going through puberty.
300. Bonding with dogs causes your brain to release dopamine and oxytocin in the same way as loving a child.
301. Some owls have been known to keep little snakes as pets.
302. Male mice that eat yogurt have larger testicles.
303. 100 million years ago, crocodiles had long legs and could gallop after their prey.
304. When a kangaroo is being threatened with an attack, they’ll lead the animal into a body of water before attempting to drown them.
305. Crows are so intelligent; they’re known to play pranks on each other.
306. ost cats are lactose intolerant and shouldn’t drink milk.
307. Bats are not blind. In fact, they’re believed to have better eyesight than humans.
308. Dogs sometimes kick when you scratch their bellies because the tickling sensation from your hand could be a bug that needs to get dislodged.
309. A spider spins its web inside a street lamp, waiting to catch the flies that are attracted to the light.
310. Slow loris venom is almost identical to a protein secreted by cats that makes humans allergic to them.
311. There are no mosquitoes in Iceland.
312. The sloth is the only mammal that doesn’t fart.
313. The penis of the Argentine Lake duck is as long as the bird itself.
314. Despite being the largest animal on Earth with a mouth large enough to fit 100 people, the blue whale cannot swallow any object wider than a beach ball. Their throats are too small.
315. It’s impossible to sex a new baby giant panda just by looking, because their external genitalia don’t appear for several months.
316. Porcupines determine if they want to have sex by peeing on each other.
317. Eating polar bear liver can cause your skin to peel off and your hair to fall out.
318. Chimpanzees show annoyance by flicking their wrists at the one who has offended them.
319. Chimpanzees comfort and reassure one another by kissing and embracing.
320. Female rabbits will eat their own babies if they’re too stressed out.
321. Elephants can catch yawns from people they are familiar with.
322. Hippos mark their territory by spraying their poop around with their tails in a helicopter-like motion.
323. Cow blowing is the act of blowing into the anus or vagina of a cow, as it’s believed that it helps produce more milk.
324. Cow’s milk is more hydrating than water.
325. A wake of about 30 vultures can skeletonize a human corpse in less than five hours.
326. Dogs lick their noses to improve their sense of smell.
327. Cats sleep for about 16 hours a day, and spend another 5 hours a day grooming themselves, leaving only three hours for anything else.
328. Dog owners tend to live longer.
329. Gorillas are glad to see old friends again, even if they’ve been apart for years.
330. Swordfish sometimes intentionally stab sharks in the head with their swords.
331. Cockroaches are becoming immune to insecticides.
332. Most species of spider don’t use a web to catch their prey.
333. To avoid traumatic brain injury, woodpeckers wrap their tongues around their skulls in a small empty cavity to help cushion the blows.
334. Scientists have developed facial recognition for bears.
335. Jaguars live alone and mark their territory with their poop or by clawing trees.
336. In Kenya, termites are roasted and ground and used to make termite muffins.
337. The heart of a blue whale can weigh more than 1,300 lbs and can be heard beating from 2 miles away.
338. Whales were initially land mammals similar to hippos. They evolved to live in water after millions of years.
339. Mosquitoes spit and pee on you as they bite you.
340. Chimpanzees are capable of metacognition, or thinking about one’s own thinking.
341. Hyenas aren’t actually dogs. They are more closely related to cats.
342. The first ever cloned cat was named CC, Meaning Copy Cat.
343. Humans are about 80% genetically identical to cows.
344. The world’s oldest living animal is a 186-year-old gay tortoise named Jonathon.
345. Dinosaurs likely quacked and honked like today’s geese.
346. The shortest breed of cow in the UK is smaller than the tallest breed of sheep.
347. Flies drink alcohol when they are sexually frustrated.
348. Baboons have accents.
349. Rats do favors for their friends in exchange for snacks.
350. A peacock is actually a male peafowl, a female is called a peahen A baby peacock is called a peachick.
351. The first rabbit to fly in Air Force One is called Marlon Bundo. He is known as BOTUS (Bunny of the United States).
352. Wolves are a keystone species. When wolves return to a region, they can alter the population, distribution, and behavior of prey, impacting other creatures living there (both plant and animal), and in doing so, often change the landscape itself.
353. An adult giraffe can crush a lion’s skull with a single kick.
354. A cheeseling is a small cheese.
355. Dinosaurs lived before snakes, and flowering plants existed.
356. Most mammals larger than rats urinate for about the same amount of time. 21 seconds.
357. Avocados used to be eaten by giant ground sloths. The sloths would then poop out the avocado pits, and new avocado trees would grow.
358. Baby porcupines are called porcupettes.
359. Killer whales were named from an accidental reversal of whale killers, as they actually belong to the dolphin family.
360. The word bunny, as in a pet name for a rabbit, comes from bun, a 16th century term for a squirrel.
361. Dogs will sneeze to tell other dogs that they’re playing, so when they’re playing rough it doesn’t turn into a fight.
362. Male vampire moths drink the blood of their prey, then offer it to females as gifts during sex.
363. Cats have a special purr they use when they want attention. Cat owners often respond to this sound similar to a baby crying.
364. Cats bring humans dead animals because they think we’re bad hunters that can’t survive on our own.
365. More than half of dog owners kiss their pets more than their partners, according to a survey. They also preferred to sleep with their pet, not their partner, in the bed.
366. Human birth-control pills work on gorillas.
367. Cats are aware that they do not need humans, according to researchers at the University of Lincoln. However, dogs feel as if they’re dependent on humans.
368. Wolves are prosocial and altruistic, putting the needs of the entire pack before their own. For example, all the wolves in a pack will help take care of pups, bringing food to the mother, so she doesn’t have to leave the den.
369. Atheists are more likely to have pet cats.
370. Zebras were never domesticated because they have a ducking reflex, lack a family structure to exploit, and bite and kick more than horses.
371. Despite having no brains, jellyfish still need to sleep. Sometimes they even struggle to wake up.
372. Velociraptors were about the size of large turkeys.
373. The vaginas of female ducks contain multiple dead ends to help protect them against duck rape.
374. Baby sloths are dependent on cuddling. If a baby sloth is separated from its mother, it will squeal until they are reunited, in captivity, a baby sloth will do the same and even refuse to eat, until it has something soft to hold on to.
375. Dogs prefer to defecate when their bodies are aligned along north-south magnetic lines, but don’t appear to mind when they urinate.
376. Female lions do 85 to 90 percent of the hunting.
377. Australia has more camels than any other country in the world.
378. Dolphins are born with facial hair.
379. The first hydraulic lift was built to lift sheep onto a roof in Leeds.
380. Cats see humans as just bigger, hairless, clumsy cats.
381. The largest recorded octopus weighed 292kg, as heavy as one and a half blue whale hearts.
382. A porcupine can fight off a pride of lions.
383. Nobody knows why cats wiggle their bottoms before they pounce.
384. Male guppies help their brothers to mate by darting in front any unrelated fish who try to get close to the desired female.
385. Female hyenas have a false scrotum.
386. Self-described cat people are, on average, more intelligent than self described dog people.
387. Fish can feel pain.
388. Slow lorises have venomous armpits.
389. Most lizards can’t breathe and run at the same time.
390. According to new research, your cat will happily take treats from your enemies. Your dog, however, will not.
391. The large visible bend in a flamingo’s leg is actually its ankle, not its knee.
392. Bears don’t pee or poop while hibernating The waste is broken down into proteins used to preserve muscle and tissue during the long sleep.
393. Koalas sleep for about 20 hours a day.
394. Baby elephants suck on their trunks the same way human babies suck on their thumbs.
395. There is evidence that chimpanzees develop their own fashion trends, such as wearing a blade of grass above their ear.
396. The Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis), the world’s most toxic amphibian, doesn’t produce poison if born in captivity.
397. Dwarf hamsters can drink ten times the amount of alcohol it would take to get a human drunk, without displaying any signs of drunkenness.
398. A blue whale is larger than a basketball court.
399. An owl can hear a mouse stepping on a twig from 75 feet away.
400. Rather than croaking, glass frogs that live near noisy streams and waterfalls, wave at each other to find a mate.
401. Cats have kidneys that are so efficient; they can rehydrate by drinking seawater.
402. A century ago, there were as many as 100,000 wild tigers in Asia Approximately 3,900 remain in the wild today.
403. Ostriches aren’t hiding when they seem to put their heads in the sand. They’re turning their eggs, which they bury to keep safe.
404. Rats laugh when tickled.
405. Octopuses change color when they’re dreaming.
406. Pig orgasms can last up to 90 minutes.
407. Dolphins aren’t automatic air-breathers like humans Each breath is a conscious effort.
408. Bats heart rates can hit 900bpm while flying.
409. The Pacu fish has human looking teeth, which it uses for grinding up seeds of nuts they find floating on the surface of the water.
410. Octopuses sometimes punch fish for no apparent reason.
411. Cats whiskers are so sensitive, they can detect the texture of an object in the dark.
412. The North American wood frog can freeze and thaw itself repeatedly over winter when temperatures get too cold. If you drop one while it’s frozen, it will make a clinking sound.
413. The majority of an octopus neurons are located in its arms. Their arms can taste, touch, and manage essential functions independently of the brain.
414. A camel can drink 53 gallons/200.627 litres of water in three minutes.
415. Most snakes have only one functioning lung.
416. The African drongo bird mimics the warning calls of other animals to scare them away from their food.
417. Snakes can’t close their eyes, so they must sleep with their eyes open.
418. Frogs never drink.
419. Dolphins appear to have names, and use their friends’ names to call them over.
420. Bears are considered by many wildlife biologists to be one of the most intelligent land animals in North America. In the animal kingdom, their intelligence is comparable to that of higher primates.
421. The giant sea cucumber uses its anus as a second mouth.
422. If a frog eats enough fireflies, its stomach will glow.
423. Male kangaroos have two penises. Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
424. Male ducks can shed and regrow their penises.
425. If you’re allergic to cats, you’re probably allergic to lions and tigers as well.
426. While humans have about 5 million scent cells, wolves have about 200 million. They can smell another animal from more than a mile away.
427. Baby opossums are so small at birth you could fit 20 in a teaspoon.
428. Hermaphroditic flatworms fence each other with their penises. The winner stabs the loser with its penis, inseminating them.
429. Chimpanzees clear their throats to show that they’re annoyed.
430. Greyhounds are universal blood donors. Most greyhounds have a blood type that can be given to almost any other breed of dog on the planet.
431. Chickens, turkeys and pigeons have all been known to reproduce asexually.
432. Cuttlefish have self-control, and are able to hold off eating snacks on the promise that they will get a better snack later.
433. All tortoises are turtles. But, not all turtles are tortoises.
434. There are more than 1,200 different kinds of bats in the world None of them are blind.
435. A whale’s vagina can be large enough to walk through.
436. A group of ravens is called a treachery, a conspiracy or an unkindness.
437. Male baboons with more female friends live longer.
438. Dogs can detect electric currents.
439. Dogs tend to prefer reggae and soft rock over other types of music.
440. Crows not only hold grudges, they tell their friends and family about them.
441. Dogs that have emotionally negative experiences often lie awake at night worrying about their problems.
442. Tigers are carnivores, but they will eat fruits and grass if they need help with digestion.
443. Chickens can sense daylight 45 minutes before humans can.
444. Baby dolphins are taught their mother’s signature whistle in the womb before they’re born.
445. Male elephants use their penises to scratch their stomachs.
446. Mice are attracted to the smell of marijuana.
447. The term dinosaur actually only refers only to land-dwelling-reptiles.
448. Hippo sweat is red and acts as a sunscreen, bug repellent, and antiseptic.
449. Pandas spend at least 12 hours a day eating.
450. A group of apes is called a shrewdness.
451. Religious people are less likely to own cats.
452. An elephant’s skin can be up to one inch (2.54 centimeters) thick but is so sensitive that it can sense a fly landing on it.
453. Hens go through henopause, the point at which they stop laying eggs.
454. Tigers cannot purr. They squint or close their eyes when they’re happy.
455. Koalas store leaves in their cheek pouches to eat later.
456. Dogs, weasels, seals, raccoons, and bears are all related, belonging to the suborder Caniformia.
457. There are more than 200 million insects for every human on Earth.
458. White rhinos and black rhinos are actually the same color.
459. It would take one month for a sloth to travel a mile.
460. Beekeepers are advised not to eat bananas Their scent makes bees angry because it’s similar to the pheromones that tell bees to attack.
461. The worlds largest frog, the goliath frog, is found in West Africa. It can grow to over a foot long and weigh up to 7 pounds.
462. The average erect gorilla penis is 3cm (1.25 inches) long.
463. Toad refers to frogs with knobby skin and shorter hind legs.
464. Cats can’t taste sugar.
465. Bats give birth upside down and catch their babies in their wings.
466. If your dog had the power to give you treats, they probably wouldn’t choose to do so.
467. All beached whales discovered in the United Kingdom belong to the Queen.
468. Giving pet cats meat-rich meals and playing with them for 10 minutes a day reduces the amount of hunting they do.
469. The cells that cause pigmentation in cats develop near the spine, and don’t always successfully migrate all the way around the body. This is why cats often have white bellies.
470. Dogs can get a sense of when you’re supposed to be home from work based on how much of your scent is left in the house.
471. Snakes can see with their eyes closed.
472. The pobblebonk frog is so called because when it croaks it sounds like it’s saying the word pobblebonk.
473. Baby vampire bats are sometimes adopted by the mother’s best friend if the mother dies.
474. Ducks and penguins were called arsefeet in the 1800s because their feet are so close to their bottoms.
475. A group of rhinos is called a crash.
476. The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.
477. Dogs generally wag their tails more to the right when they’re experiencing positive emotions, and more to the left when experiencing negative emotions.
478. A group of caterpillars is called an army.
479. Vampire bats practice social distancing when they feel ill.
480. Naked mole rats are extremely xenophobic.
481. Bees have five eyes.
482. Dragonflies have six legs but can’t walk.
483. Cows tend to face either the north or south when they graze.
484. The New Mexico whiptail lizard is an all female species Their eggs develop without being fertilized and all of their offspring are female. By nature, they only have same-sex relationships.
485. Cats spend between 30 and 50 percent of their day grooming themselves.
486. Bats address each other as individuals and even get into arguments.
487. Like humans, fish pause for a moment before communicating something particularly important.
488. In 2015, a woman named Angela adopted a cat named Missy. After Missy began pawing at Angela’s chest, Angela went to the doctor and discovered she had cancer A year later, Missy pawed at Angela’s chest again, and tests revealed her cancer returned.
489. Camels mouths are so tough they can eat spiny cacti.
490. Turkeys can reproduce without having sex.
491. The male platypus is actually venomous. Their venom is immediate, painful, long-lasting and resistant to painkillers.
492. In the 18th century, small cannons were sometimes mounted on camels.
493. Wolves are typically monogamous, with mated pairs usually remaining together for life.
494. Sloths can’t shiver when they’re cold.
495. In order to determine if dogs feel jealousy, researchers at the University of Auckland made dogs watch them pet stuffed dogs. The dogs were indeed jealous of the stuffed dogs.
496. Dogs can have cat allergies (and vice versa).
497. The ancient Egyptians kept domesticated cheetahs as house pets and trained them to hunt.
498. Thanks to a chemical stored in its genitals, the male Heliconius melpomene butterfly makes females smell so bad after sex they turn off rival mates.
499. Cows, mooses, rhinos, and horses can sleep standing up, but can’t dream unless they lie down.
500. Baby turtles call to each other while they’re still in their shells so that they all hatch at the same time.
501. Magnets repel sharks.
502. Frogs have roamed the earth for more than 200 million years, at least as long as dinosaurs.
503. Like humans, fish are reckless when drunk.
504. Cows have 11 blood types.
505. Electric eels hunt in packs. As many as ten eels swarm their prey and shock it all at once.
506. Flamingos have friendship cliques and won’t mix with other groups that they don’t like.
507. A turtle’s gender can be determined by the noise it makes Females hiss while males grunt.
508. Peruvians eat 65 million guinea pigs a year usually roasted with the head left on.
509. Cows get cowpox, but chickens don’t get chickenpox.
510. Whales breastfeed by shooting milk out of their nipples because whales don’t have lips and therefore can’t suckle.
511. Chimpanzees are known to steal alcohol, get drunk, and assault humans, mistaking them for other monkeys.
512. Dogs can understand as many as 250 words and gestures The average dog is as intelligent as a 2-year-old child.
513. Baby Fitzroy River turtles breathe through their butts.
514. Mother bats change their pitch, similar to baby talk, when communicating with their babies.
515. Something killed off 90% of all sharks 19 million years ago. No one knows what.
516. Sheep have a field of vision of about 300 degrees, which allows them to see behind themselves without turning their heads.
517. Male seahorses have contractions while giving birth.
518. A small bog is called a boglet.
519. Spiders can have arachnophobia.
520. Scientists have recently discovered a population of South American caecilians sometimes known as penis snakes in Florida.
521. Lions can sleep for up to 24 hours following a large meal.
522. Male ducks grow larger penises when they live near competing males.
523. A slug’s anus is located on its head.
524. A rat is more likely to help a trapped rat if it’s joined by other rats that are also willing to help.
525. Female bed bugs don’t have vaginal openings, so males must stab them in the abdomen with their penises.
526. Great white sharks are colour-blind and attracted to certain shapes. That’s why hungry sharks sometimes attack people: when swimming or paddling surfboards, we look like sea lions or seals to them.
527. Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
528. Chicken feathers can be recycled to produce animal feed, sports supplements and even protein-rich substitutes for meat and fish.
529. Cows don’t actually have four stomachs, they have one stomach with four compartments.
530. Cuckoos work out while they’re still in the egg.
531. Nobody really knows how eels reproduce.
532. Young songbirds babble when they are learning to sing adult songs, just like human babies.
533. Lobsters communicate by peeing on each other out of their heads.
534. Ants have social networks which involve them communicating through vomiting into each other’s mouths.
535. The megalodon’s penis was about 20 feet long.
536. Cats cannot make long-term plans.
537. The better a bird can fly, the more likely it is to lay oval eggs.
538. When giraffes are born, they fall six feet to the ground but are rarely injured Instead, the fall breaks their umbilical cords and frees them from their natal sac, allowing them to take their first breath.
539. Orangutan mothers refuse to share their food with their children once they determine their children are old enough to feed themselves.
540. duck’s quack doesn’t echo. No one knows why.
541. Cats in ancient Ethiopia were treated with love and respect. They were permitted to stay in the inner sanctuary of churches and it was forbidden to kill or to eat cats. In Aksum a piece of land was granted for the accommodation of the church cats.
542. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedo-ing up into the shark’s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
543. A cow bison hybrid is called a beefalo.
544. Turkeys can blush.
545. There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world.
546. When a male hummingbird mates with a female the sex only lasts for around 3-5 seconds.
547. Unfortunately, kudu horns are still considered a valuable trophy, a reason why these amazing animals are killed.
548. Lemurs are really friendly. They exist in large families, where fights and conflicts are extremely rare.
549. Although foxes are distant relatives of dogs and wolves, they live alone, not in packs.
550. If the water is deep, hippos swim. When swimming, they paddle mainly with their hind limbs, like frogs. In shallower areas, the animals move jerkily, pushing off the bottom with their limbs. The water does not get into their eyes or ears.
551. The mountain viscacha is the most tired animal on earth.
552. The female armadillo has a unique ability. In stressful situations, it can delay births for up to two years.
553. Female squirrels have strong maternal instincts. If a baby squirrel loses a parent, other squirrels take them into their family.
554. Australian dogs lick toads that release a hallucinogenic poison to get high.
555. When 2 zebras stand side by side they usually face each other in opposite directions to keep an eye out for predators.
556. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. This could be why the birds often run round in circles when trying to escape predators despite their fast running speed.
557. Female dragonflies will fake their own deaths to avoid mating with unwanted males.
558. To ensure her dominance, the queen mole rat works to make it impossible for other female mole rats to have litters. In fact, the queen can produce a substance in her urine that renders other female mole rats infertile.
559. The black mamba is the fastest snake in the world. It can reach speeds of up to 20 km/h if the need arises.
560. Even without moving their eyes, some birds have a 360-degree field of view.
561. Scorpion Have 12 Eyes.
562. Earth-Worm have 5 hearts.
563. Snail Have 25,000 Teeth.
564. Rats Can Stay upto 14 days without Food.
565. Sheeps Can never drink a moving water. this means they will not drink from river.
566. Only The Workers bees/Female Bees produce Honey.
567. Scorpion’s Poison Can Kill Scorpion But Snake’s Poison will not kill Snake.
568. 1Gram Cobra’s Poison Can Kill 50 people.
569. Whale’s Heart beat is 7 times in One minute.
570. Prairie dogs communicate using a language that has more than 50 unique words including messages for human and human with a gun.
571. Frogs Drinks water not by their mouth Instead By their Skin.
572. Lizards Smell By Their Tongue.
573. Rabbits jump & Run But they can’t walk.
574. Butterflys Have 12,000 Eyes.
575. Ostrich’s Meat Is free from any Cholestrol & Fat.
576. World Wide There are over 15 billion Chickens.
577. A bird’s feathers weigh more than its entire skeleton.
578. Girrafes don’t have Vocal Cords So they don’t make a sound. They are Silent all the time.
579. Scorpion have 10 eyes but can’t see that clear.
580. The Male Sea Horse gets Pregnant and while the female Sea Hores doesn’t get pregnant.
581. Snails Can not hear anything.
582. The grizzly bear can run faster than the average horse.
583. An Animal That Can Roar like lion is Ostrich.
584. Ants can live for 15 to 20 years.
585. An ostrich can’t hop when its tail is lifted off the ground.
586. Around 50% of orangutans have fractured bones due to falling from trees on a daily basis.
587. The lungfish can go more than four years without a meal.
588. Some female kinds of fish, like parrotfish, can spontaneously change into males.
589. A dogs heart beats 40 times a minute faster than yours.
590. A bee has four wings.
591. The olm can go 10 years without eating.
592. Crocodiles can go up to three years without eating.
593. Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.
594. The popular fact about hyenas only scavenging to eat is not entirely true . Hyena’s actually hunt 90% of what they eat.
595. Shrimp’s hearts are in their heads.
596. Snakes are true carnivorous because they eat nothing but other animals. They do not eat any type of plant material.
597. Dolphins cannot stay long underwater because they breathe through their blowholes above water.
598. Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper.
599. Spiders have transparent blood.
600. Red sea urchins are believed to be almost immortal. They are found in the shallow water of the Pacific Ocean along the West Coast of North America. These small, spiny creatures have been known to live for more than 200 years.
601. A very unique jellyfish which can revert back to its premature state when exposed to stress or injury. Whilst this means it is biologically immortal, in practice they don’t live forever. They can get injured and eaten just like other animals.
602. The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff.
603. Elephants are the only animal that can’t jump.
604. It takes a sloth two weeks to digest its food.
605. In North America the buffalo is the largest land animal.
606. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
607. Vultures fly without flapping their wings.
608. A snail’s reproductive organs are in its head.
609. Two rats can parent 15,000 rats in less than a year.
610. Snails have 14,000 teeth and some can even kill you.
611. Crocodiles have no lips and can hold their breath for an hour .
612. A study found that orcas can learn to speak dolphin.
613. Tigers have STRIPPED SKIN but not STRIPPED fur . Which are like fingerprints , no two tigers have the same stripes.
614. Butterflies taste their food with their feet.
615. A tarantula can live without food for more than two years.
616. Male dogs lift their legs when they are urinating for a reason. They are trying to leave their mark higher so that it gives off the message that they are tall and intimidating.
617. A hippo’s wide open mouth is big enough to fit a 4 foot-tall child in.
618. There’s an entire breed of dwarf cats with abnormally short legs. They are called Munchkin Cats.
619. Tigers have been known to seek revenge on those who have wronged them.
620. A chicken loses feathers when it becomes stressed.
621. Australia is home to the giant Gippsland earthworm, which can grow to some 6 feet long and can be heard underfoot when it burrows
622. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
623. More people are allergic to cow’s milk than any other food.
624. Gorillas burp when they are happy
625. Male dolphins are called Bulls, and females Cows.
626. A cat’s tail has 19 to 23 vertebrae, about 10 percent of the total number of bones in its body.
627. Unlike most other salamanders and amphibians, the alpine salamander doesn’t lay eggs. It gives birth to fully developed young after being pregnant for 2-3 years.
628. When a carnivore’s belly stays full, it loses the urge to hunt, which is why aquarium sharks rarely eat the small fish living in their tank.
629. A study using rats found that marijuana minimized their willingness, but not their actual ability, to do a task.
630. Elephants have the largest brain of any land mammal. Nearly 11 pounds on average.
631. According to a study, young whales must exercise to stay fit, build their breath-holding capacity, and make sustained, extended dives.
632. The most obvious difference between snakes and legless lizards is that snakes have forked tongues, while legless lizards don’t.
633. You never see a fat ant because ants store extra food in their crop, where it can be quickly thrown up if another hungry ant needs a meal.
634. Female elephants are known to masturbate one another with their trunks, but only in captivity.
635. Two rats will stop playing with each other if the bigger rat doesn’t let the smaller one win at least 30% of the time.
636. Once a dog hits the age of 10, its chance of dying from cancer is 50 percent.
637. Chipmunks and other small rodents have quicker reaction times because they process light faster, essentially seeing the world in slow motion.
638. Lemon sharks can give birth to about 36 babies at one time.
639. Octopuses are most intelligent and sentient creature among invertebrates.
640. Hummingbirds have no sense of smell and can’t walk.
641. Snakes can help predict earthquakes.
642. Dogs really produce more facial movements and use puppy-dog eyes when a human is paying attention to them.
643. King Cobra is the only species of snakes that build nests.
644. Sharks never get sick, they are immune to all known diseases.
645. Centipedes always have an odd number of pairs of legs, so no centipede has exactly 100 legs
646. Cockroaches can withstand up to 900 times their own body weight without being hurt.
647. Dogs have about 1700 taste buds.
648. A mule is a hybrid of male donkey and female horse.
649. In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.
650. This is an animal named Geep, which is a cross between a Goat and a Sheep.
651. Cows produce more milk when listening to music.
652. Cats are able to climb up trees, but get stuck because of how their claws are curved. They’re unable to climb down.
653. The so called Darth Vader jellyfish has 4 tentacles and 12 stomachs, and lives at depths of up to a mile and a half.
654. Crows have over 200 different warning calls they use to alert one another, including calls to identify cats, hawks and humans.
655. The tiger is the only predator known to prey on adult bears.
656. Your dog does have a sense of time and misses you when you’re gone.
657. There are more than 150 dog breeds,divided into 8 classes,Sporting,hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-sporting, Herding, and Miscellaneous.
658. Dogs can vary in size from a 36 inch (150+lb.)Great Dane to a 2 lb.Chihuahua.
659. Penguins will push other penguins into water as a sacrifice to check to see if the area is safe and free of predators.
660. Puppies and kittens can be adopted as early as 8 weeks(3month)of age. Until then,they should stay with their moms and littermates.
661. It was recently discovered that dogs do see in color,just not as vivid as we see.
662. Some star fish can have birth defects that make them square.
663. The Basenji is the only barkless dog in the world.
664. A jellyfish’s mouth is also its anus. These creatures eat and discard waste from the same opening, according to National Geographic.
665. When a puppy is born,he is blind,deaf,and toothless.
666. If never spayed or neutered,a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could produce over 66,000dogs in 6 years.
667. 15 people die in the U.S.every year from dog bites.
668. Elephants sometimes get drunk from eating fermented fruits in the wild.
669. The Bible mentions dogs 14 times.
670. Chimpanzees tend to keep their sleeping areas very clean – Cleaner than most humans, according to biologists.
671. If you leave your dog a piece of clothing that smells like you,the scent will comfort them and it can help curb their separation anxiety.
672. Some scorpions shed their tails to escape from predators, in doing so, they also remove their anus.
673. Dogs have at least 18 muscles in each ear.
674. Not only can spiders walk on water, but they’re also able to breathe under it too.
675. The tallest dog in the world is 44 inches tall.
676. No night vision goggles needed! Dogs eyes contain a special membrane,called the tapetum lucidum,which allows them to see in the dark.
677. Dogs curl up in a ball when they sleep due to an age old instinct to keep themselves warm and protect their abdomen and vital organs from predators.
678. Dogs can learn more than 1000 words.
679. Spiders have blue blood.
680. The smallest breed of dog is not chihuahua, but Yorkshire terrier. One fully grown adult was only 2.5 tall.
681. Animals, such as whales and toads, can naturally explode.
682. There are about 400 million dogs in the world.
683. Some fungus have 36,000 genders.
684. According to a study shared by Cornell University,dogs were domesticated between 9,000and 34,000years ago.
685. Dogs are omnivores — they eat meat,grains and vegetables.
686. The Saiga antelope, is a bizarre looking and critically endangered species of antelope found only in certain parts of Asia.
687. The heaviest breed,the Mastiff,weighs about 200 pounds.
688. A Russian dog named Laika was the first animal in space, traveling around Earth in 1957.
689. Hebridean sheep often grow two horns.
690. Puppies have 28 teeth and adult dogs have 42.
691. Sulawesi gliding lizards have wings to glide through the jungle from tree to tree.
692. Dogs are direct descendants of wolves.
693. It’s hard to tell the difference between female and male hyenas because the females have clitorises so large, they look like penises.
694. A dog’s average body temperature is 101.2degrees.
695. Cockroaches have distinct personalities, a study found.
696. Obesity is the top health problem among dogs.
697. The largest known kill by an eagle was a duiker deer weighing 82 lb (37 kg), which was 7 to 8 times the weight of the Martial Eagle that killed it.
698. Female dogs carry puppies for about nine weeks before birth.
699. Moths Are Unable To Fly During An Earthquake.
700. The Night Vision Of Tigers Is 6 Times Better Than Humans.
701. The Average Hen Lays 228 Eggs A Year.
702. 1 Billion Snails Are Served In Restaurants Each Year.
703. There Is A Species Of Bird, Antpitta Avis Canis Ridgley, That Barks Like A Dog.
704. You Can Tell The Sex Of A Horse By Its Teeth.Most Males Have 40,Females Have 36.
705. A White Tiger Can Only Be Born When Both Parents Carry The Gene For White Colouring.
706. The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion (Pantheraleo) and a female tiger (Pantheratigris). The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species. They enjoy swimming, which is a characteristic of tigers, and are very sociable like lions. Notably, ligers typically grow larger than either parent species.
707. Tigon is a hybrid cross between a male tiger (Pantheratigris) and a female lion (Pantheraleo).Thus,it has parents with the same genus but of different species.
708. Baby sharks eat each other in the womb until only one shark is born.
709. Octopus have 8 legs & 3 hearts and can change it’s colors.
710. Crows and owls instinctively are natural enemies and will harass each other, even if they’ve had no previous exposure.
711. Snakes Can’t Bite In Rivers Or Swamps (they Would Drown Otherwise).
712. Cats were a common wedding gift among Vikings due to their association with the goddess of luck, Freyja. Men favored women who loved cats, believing that it increased the likelihood of a happy marriage.
713. Ants get their sleep through power naps, with the average worker ant taking 250 one minute naps in a day.
714. Pandas don’t have specific sleeping spots. They just sleep wherever they happen to be whenever they get tired.
715. The black footed cat is the deadliest wildcat in the world. Though they only weigh 2 to 6 pounds, they have a hunting success rate of 60 percent. To put this into perspective, cheetahs have a hunting success rate of 38 percent while lions have a hunting success rate of 25 percent.
716. There is no scientific difference between a dove and pigeon.
717. Spider legs build webs without the brain’s help.
718. Female dogs can have a false pregnancy that mimics the symptoms of real pregnancy, including producing breast milk.
719. Tortoise shells aren’t just for protection. The shells are connected directly into the tortoise’s nervous system. These nerves give the shell the ability to transmit both pleasure and pain sensations.
720. The South African Black Rain Frog, it is a frog that looks like an angry avocado and fills itself up with air to appear rounder, like a pufferfish, when feeling threatened.
721. Rabbits may eat their own offspring when stressed.
722. Goat milk digests in 20 min while cow milk takes up to 8 hours.
723. Cicadas are the world’s loudest insects; their singing can be as loud as 100 decibels.
724. Squirrels don’t sweat or pant so when they get hot they lay flat on the ground to cool off. This is called, Splooting.
725. Baby owls sleep facedown because their heads are too heavy.
726. Male goats urinate on their heads to smell more attractive to females.
727. Only 1 in every 1000 sea turtles born will survive to maturity.
728. Sea cucumbers have anal teeth to stop certain organisms from living inside their butt.
729. Killer whales or orcas are the apex predator of the ocean, not great white sharks.
730. There is a classs of spiders commonly known as Daddy Longlegs.
731. There is a type of chameleon, called Jackson’s Chameleon, that has horns like a triceratops.
732. Termite queens live longer than any other insect. Some scientists estimate that they can live as long as 100 years .
733. The kereru (New Zealand Wood Pigeon) is well known for getting drunk off fermented fruit and falling out of trees. Consequently, it has earned the reputation for being clumsy, drunk, gluttonous, and glamorous.
734. Tiger beetles run so fast they temporarily blind themselves. When moving at up to 120 body lengths per second, their environment becomes a blur as their eyes can’t gather enough light to form an image.
735. Some fish give birth through their mouths.
736. Sperm Whales are often found with tentacle scars which indicates that they regularly fight with Giant Squids.
737. Flamingo’s can only eat when it’s head is upside down.
738. 3% of Birds have penises.
739. Chickens will eat their own feathers to get more protein.
740. Ostrich kicks can kill humans and lions.
741. Elephants rarely get cancer because they have 20 copies of a key tumor fighting gene, humans have just one.
742. Butterflies drink turtle tears as a source of sodium and minerals.
743. Some lions can mate over 100 times a day.
744. There Are Around 393 Species of Parrots.
745. There are more kangaroos in Australia than there are people, 50 million kangaroo compared to about 25 million people.
746. Camels can drink 50 gallons (189,27 liters) of water in 3 minutes.
747. It takes a chicken 24 to 26 hours to produce an egg.
748. Female Spiders can lay up to 3,000 eggs at one time. 
749. The Chinese giant salamander is the world’s largest amphibian, reaching lengths of more than 1.8m.
750. Hippos and certain fish have a symbiotic relationship where the fish eat the dead skin off of the hippo and also clean them of ticks and parasites
751. A porcupine has about 30 thousand quills.
752. Male spiders like to dance and give presents to the female spider.
753. Ducks have really good eyesight. They can see 2-3 times further than humans can. 🦆They also like to curl.
754. Crickets have ears on their front legs. Located just below the knees, their ears are among the smallest in the animal kingdom. In addition to crickets, grasshoppers and locusts also have ears on their legs.
755. There are approximately over 42,000 different species of spider.
756. Snakes always keep their eyes open, even when they are asleep. Snakes can’t close their eyes because they do not have eyelids. They do have eye scales which cover their eyes and shed when the snake sheds its skin.
757. Sea otters always float on their backs when they eat. These marine mammals dine on animals including mussels, sea urchins, clams, and snails, all while floating on their backs. Their extremely dense fur protects them from the cold waters as they eat.
758. Bull Semen(Sperm) is used as hair conditioner for hair growth & treatment. It is a widely adopted as hair rebuilding therapy offered by many London beauty salons.
759. The black mamba is the fastest snake in the world. It can reach speeds of up to 20 km/h if the need arises.
760. Only two animals can see behind them without turning their heads. This is a parrot and a rabbit.
761. Upon reaching about 4 months of age, the grown-up arctic fox cubs leave their parents. The next year they return to help their family with the upbringing of the next offspring.
762. The bee never dies inside the hive. The only exception is in winter. It senses its death approaching and leaves the hive in time, flying away as far away as possible. But even if it happens that a bee dies in the hive, it falls to the bottom, and another bee carries its body as far as possible.
763. Jaguars can imitate the voices of monkeys in order to lure their congeners.
764. Monkeys are almost omnivorous, although the main part of their diet is plant food.
765. A new study that reveals Greenland sharks can live 500 years and don’t even reach puberty until their 150th birthday.
766.  Spiders recycle old webs by eating them.
767. Male bees will ejaculate themselves to death during heatwaves(hot temperature).
768. Some Monkeys engage in tool-assisted masturbation by tapping and rubbing stones against their genitals.
769. Snow leopards carry their tail in their mouths so as not to get wet or dirty.also when they are exposed to stressful factors and environments and sometimes to as a play toy.
770. Horned lizards shoot blood out of their eyes.To scare of predators, this lizard shoots blood out of its eyes to defend itself from enemies.
771. Male orb weaver spiders have detachable genitals. When they finish mating, they leave it in the female and run, so she doesn’t eat them. The detachable penis keeps pumping even after their owner has moved on.
772. A Typical Mayfly Only Lives One Day. The full life of a mayfly passes through four stages. egg, nymph, subimago and adult all this in one day.
773. A capybara, the largest rodent family native to southern America weighing up to 66kg, is the friendliest animal on earth.
774. Capuchin monkeys greet each other by sticking their fingers up into each other’s noses.
775. Animals with smaller bodies and faster metabolism such as Flies chipmunks squirrels, and hummingbirds see the world in slow motion. This is why Flies often avoid being swatted or hit. They have quicker reaction times because they process light faster, essentially seeing the world in slow motion.
776. Goats have accents and can’t understand other goats from a different country or different areas because of the difference in their accents.
777. Male sea slugs marine species cut off their own penis after sex & grow back a new one.
778. Most spiders have eight eyes, but they have poor eye sight they can’t see far.
779. The assassin bug wears the corpses of its victims like backpack to use it as camouflage and armor.
780. Great White Sharks regularly meet up in the middle of the pacific ocean in an area known as the White Shark Cafe. They meet there annually and nobody exactly knows why.
781. Did u know that crocodiles have by far the greatest bite force of about 16460 newton per bite in comparison lions and tigers generate a bite force of around 4450 newton per bite.
782. Spiders have no teeth so they can’t chew food. They inject digestive juices into their captured prey and then suck up the liquefied creature.
783. The largest species of spider tarantulas can kill mice, birds and some lizards.
784. The Ayam Cemani is a rare breed of Chicken from Indonesia. The whole Chicken is solid Black, the meat, skin, organs, bone marrow, tongue, eyes, and the egg it lays. Each one costs $2500.
785. The antechinus, a rare Australian marsupial discovered in 2014, is now endangered due to their mating habits, they have sex until their bodies explodes (disintegrate).
786. Horses wink with their vaginas when they are horny.
787. Male llamas bite off other male llama’s testicles to get rid of competitors and secure title as the only fertile male during the mating season.
788. Did u know horseshoe crabs are the oldest living species alive they have been around unchanged for at least 445 million years.
789. Elephants are afraid of bees, because Elephants dislike being stung in the soft tissue that’s present inside their trunks and around their eyes.
790. Crows, Ravens and wolves have a special relationship. Called Wolf Birds.
791. Chimpanzees fight wars like humans but usually ending with cannibalism.
792. The World’s smallest snake is a species of known as the Barbados threadsnake. It is only 4 inches (10cm)long.
793. Dogs will sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
794. It’s hard to tell the difference between female and male hyenas because the females have clitorises so large, they look like penises. In hyena societies, females are the leaders of the group and are larger than males.
795. Ants go to war similar to humans. They use even more advanced strategies such as sending the weaker ants out to fight first.
796. Hebridean is a breed of sheep that often grows four horns.
797. A newborn kangaroo is the size of a bean, about 1 inch(2.54 cm) in length.
798. Pigeons can learn abstract numerical rules, a skill that scientists had believed only primates possessed.
799. Leaf insects or Phylliidae use camouflage to take on the appearance of a leaf. They do this so accurately that thier predators often aren’t able to distinguish them from real leaves.
800. Turtles and Tortoises can never leave their shells.
801. An Ant has 2 stomachs, one to store food for itself, the other to store food to share with other ants.
802. Male Giraffes drink the female’s urine to see if she is ready to mate.
803. leeches are bloodsucking worms that have 10 stomachs, 32 brains, nine pairs of testicles, and several hundred teeth.
804. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep To prevent themselves from floating away in the swirling sea and prevent themselves from drifting from the group.
805. If snakes get too hot, they can become confused and begin to eat itself until it dies.
806. Dogs nose prints are as unique as a human’s fingerprints and can be used to accurately identify them.
807. Dolphins, crows and parrots name their babies. They produce unique sound for each of their group member.
808. Mosquitoes, which mate in the air perform a sex act that lasts only 2 seconds.
809. There are around 64 species of flying fish, and they really do fly. Technically they glide, but they glide like birds do.Then the flying fish spreads its long wing like pectoral fins and tilts them upward, similar to a bird.
810. Dolphins, elephants, chimpanzees, magpies and great apes have shown the ability to recognize their own reflections.
811. A pigs orgasm lasts for thirty(30) minutes. It is the longest in the animal world.
812. Chameleons often have tongues longer than their bodies.
813. World’s largest frog is The Goliath Frog of Gabon in West Africa and can grow as big as 33cm long and up to 3kg heavy.
814. World’s smallest frog. The Little Grass Frog, is no bigger than a house fly. It is also considered the world’s smallest known vertebrate.
815. Sheeps Can Detect Other Sheep Faces Like Humans Do. They Can Remember Up To 50 Sheep Faces.
816. In Saudi Arabia, there is an annual beauty contest for camels.
817. The smallest living horse (male) is Bombel (in Poland), who measures 56.7 cm (22.36 in).
818. A species of bee called lisotrigona loves to drink human tears.
819. Elephants Can Smell Water From As Far Away As Three Miles(4Km).
820. Gorillas Beat Their Chests When They Get Nervous.
821. The Venom Of The King Cobra Is So Deadly That One Gram Of It Can Kill 150 People.
822. Sharks Never Stop Moving, Even When They Sleep Or Rest.
823. Bees can not see you if you are not moving.
824. Small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds.
825. Female elephants are called cows. They start to have calves when they are about 12 years old and they are pregnant for 22 months.
826. Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
827. German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.
828. Pandas can poop up to 40 times a day.
829. African grey parrots are the first birds known to be kind to each other even when there is no benefit to themselves.
830. Vultures fly without flapping their wings.
831. If a female Fox dies, her mate will stay single forever, but widowed female Fox looks for a new mate immediately.
832. When a female giraffe is ready to give birth, she’ll often return to the place where she was born to have her baby.
833. Male cheetahs have a specific bark that causes female cheetahs to ovulate on demand.
834. Cockroaches can make group decisions.
835. There’s a lizard known as Jesus Christ Lizard due to its ability to run on the water.
836. Seals have been known to sexually assault penguins.
837. Dogs can sniff out prostate cancer with 98 percent accuracy.
838. A hippopotamus must stay moist because if its skin dries out, it will crack.
839. Some animals have the ability to completely freeze solid during the winter, then thaw in the spring and remain perfectly healthy.
840. Some female sharks store sperm after mating, potentially holding on to it for years before they’re ready to reproduce.
841. Polar bears and grizzly bears are mating in the arctic giving rise to a new type of bear known as pizzly bear.
842. Lizards can self amputate their tails for protection. It grows back after a few months.
843. A group of cows is called murder.
844. Butterflies can’t fly if they’re cold.
845. Two tablespoons of honey would give a bee enough energy to fly around the world.
846. Honey from honeybees is actually their vomit.
847. According to a Japanese study, looking at cute animal pictures can boost your focus.
848. Honey bees are more likely to dance if they have been given cocaine.
849. Opposums defend themselves by faking their own death.
850. In West Bengal, India , cows must have a photo ID card.
851. Japan is home to about a dozen cat islands, places where cats significantly outnumber people.
852. Turtles were living on our planet when dinosaurs were.
853. Baboons kidnap dogs and keep them as pets.
854. Rats have metacognition, the ability to think about their own thoughts.
855. The volume of one ostrich egg is roughly equivalent to 24 chicken eggs.
856. Sea horses mate for life and travel holding each other’s tails.
857. A chicken named Mike lived for a year and a half without his head.
858. Pigs can become alcoholics.
859. Since 2005, donkeys in Britain have been required to have a passport.
860. A species of lizard in Australia is currently evolving from laying eggs to give birth.
861. There are more kinds of beetles than any other animal in the world over 350,000.
862. Cats and killer whales both kill for fun.
863. Goats prefer happy people. They can differentiate between human facial expressions and prefer to interact with happy people.
864. Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia.
865. Chimpanzees can live up to 40 years in the wild, and 60 years in captivity.
866. Small animals, like ants, cannot die by falling from any height.
867. Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world.
868. The platypus and the anteater are the only two mammals who lay eggs.
869. Flies drink alcohol when they are sexually frustrated.
870. Guinea pigs are neither pigs nor from Guinea.
871. There are spiders big enough to eat snakes in Australia.
872. The wood frog can hold its pee for up to eight months.
873. Mosquitoes have killed more humans than all the wars in history.
874. Honeybees can recognize and tell the difference between human faces.
875. Dolphins name themselves and keep the name for the rest of their life.
876. The first 2 years of a dog’s life are equal to 24 human years.
877. Sharks are apparently the only animals that never sick, they are immune for every type of disease even cancer.
878. Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue.
879. Cats urine glows under a black light.
880. Elephants can hear through their feet.
881. Sharks kill an average of 12 people per year. Humans kill 11,417 sharks per hour.
882. Swans only have one partner for their entire life. If that partner passes away, they can die of a broken heart.
883. Elephant brains can weigh as much as 5kg, more than the brain of any other land animal.
884. Elephants have been known to remain standing even after they die.
885. The only food cockroaches won’t eat are cucumbers.
886. Cats only meow to communicate with humans not other cats.
887. A cat’s dream usually last 2 to 3 minutes.
888. It’s possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
889. Hares are born with fur and can see, while rabbits are born naked and blind.
890. A flock of ravens is called an unkindness.
891. Human hair and birds feathers both evolved from reptiles scales.
892. Ravens are so smart, they know when someone is watching them. They display what’s called theory of mind, the ability to attribute mental states to others.
893. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.
894. Worms eat their own poo.
895. Did you know birds need gravity to swallow.
896. Proportional to their size, cats have the largest eyes of all mammals.
897. Small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds.
898. An adult male duck is called drake.
899. Dolphins can put one side of the brain to sleep as they swim while the other side remains alert. Then they can switch, putting the other hemisphere to sleep.
900. A queen bee continues to mate until she collects more than 70 million sperm from multiple males.
901. Three days after they die, ants give off an odor which other ants pick up on. They come pick up the ant and carry it to an ant graveyard.
902. Dogs react to inequality in ways similar to humans and stop cooperating when they feel they are being treated unfairly.
903. Earthworms have even been ranked the number one most influential species in the history of the planet. Above both dinosaurs and humans.
904. After a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and his penis is ripped off.
905. Baby blue whales drink almost 60 gallons of milk in a day and gain 194 pounds every 24 hours.
906. An ant’s sense of smell is stronger than a dog’s.
907. Mosquitos kill around 725,000 humans yearly, while lions kill less than 100, according to the World Health Organisation.
908. Octopuses have copper based blood instead of iron-based blood, which is why their blood is blue rather than red.
909. When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
910. Crows are able to remember the faces of people who harassed and abused them. They invite other crows to join them to take revenge.
911. Without bats, we wouldn’t have tequila. Tequila comes from the agave plant, which is pollinated by bats.
912. The longest living insect is the Termite. The termite queen may live as long as 100 years.
913. Once the Queen is deemed unfit to serve due to old age or disease, worker bees cluster tightly around her body until she dies of Cluster death.
914. Elephants only sleep for two hours each day.
915. Male wolves are extremely caring and gentle with their female partners. Only death is able to separate them.
916. Male mice actually sing love songs for females. The sounds they make are ultrasonic and humans are unable to hear them.
917. Female chickens, or hens, need about 24 to 26 hours to produce one egg. Thirty minutes later they start the process all over again. In addition to the half hour rests, some hens rest every three to five days and others rest every 10 days.
918. Hippos sleep underwater by taking advantage of a reflex that allows them to bob up, take a breath and sink back down without waking up.
919. Young beavers stay with their parents for the first two years of their lives before going out on their own.
920. Camels and giraffes have the longest eyelashes of any animal.
921. A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.
922. A Mouse sperm is longer than an elephant sperm.
923. Gorillas sleep as much as fourteen hours per day.
924. There are cats who have survived falls from over 32 stories (320 meters) onto concrete.
925. Catfish has the best sense of taste. That’s because this creature has tastebuds not only in its mouth, but all over its body. Catfish typically have more than 100,000 taste buds. Some large catfish can have as many as 175,000.
926. The shark has to keep moving to stay alive.
927. The common garden snail can pass over the edge of a razor blade without harm.
928. The oldest domestic cat was a male named Grandpa that lived to be 34 years, 2 months, and 4 hours.
929. A biological reserve has been made for golden toads because they are so rare.
930. Lions have terrific night vision. They are 6 times more sensitive to light than humans. This gives them a distinct advantage over some prey species when hunting at night.
931. Cats won’t eat certain foods because they perceive bitterness at the molecular level, allowing them to detect bad ingredients with precision.
932. A tortoise named Adwaita lived from 1750 to 2006.
933. An owl has three eyelids: one for blinking, one for sleeping and one for keeping the eye clean and healthy.
934. If a queen honey bee is removed from her hive, all the bees in the hive know she’s missing within 15 minutes.
935. A rat can fall from a 5 storey building without injuries.
936. If you starve a pig for a few days it will happily consume a human.
937. Octopuses have a brain in every tentacle.
938. Female tigers roar at much higher frequencies than male tigers.
939. Cockroaches were there 120 million years before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
940. When snakes are born with 2 heads they fight each other for food.
941. A female baboon’s butt can swell up to as much as 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) when she’s ready to mate.
942. Chicken contains 266% more fat than they did 40 years ago.
943. After a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and his penis is ripped off.
944. African buffalo have a democracy, they will stand and turn in the direction they want to go. The majority of votes wins and the head female will lead the herd in the winning direction.
945. Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal.
946. While mating, male pigs can ejaculate continuously for about six minutes.
947. A mother black lace weaver spider will drum on her web to call her offspring, so they can come and eat her alive.
948. Sheep have been known to self medicate when sick, eating specific plants that can cure them.
949. Sloths only poop about once a week and because they’re so constipated, each bowel movement is a bit like giving birth.
950. Elephants can be lulled to sleep by a lullaby sung by a human.
951. Dolphins can communicate over telephone and appear to know who they’re talking to.
952. Animals, such as whales and toads, can naturally explode.
953. Crows have a basic understanding of language and can use words such as hello, correctly as greetings.
954. There are snails with hairy shells.
955. Bracken Cave is home to the largest colony of bats in the world.
956. Mosquitoes drink blood because without it they cannot reproduce.
957. 75% of all bees in the world are solitary bees who do not build or live in hives.
958. Pigeons can accelerate to 100 km/h in two seconds.
959. Centipedes always have an odd number of legs.
960. Many spiders have a weak nervous system and can die from fear.
961. A penguin can hold its breath for up to 18 minutes.
962. A bee sting can relieve arthritis pain.
963. Cows are genetically closer to dolphins than to horses.
964. The mountain viscacha is the most tired animal on earth.
965. Male giraffes mate more often with each other than with females.
966. Morocco is the only country in the world where goats, due to a lack of grass, climb trees and graze there in herds, eating the fruits of Argan, a tree from which nuts are made into fragrant oil.
967. Bamboo is vital for pandas, without it they can die.
968. The mosquito is the deadliest insect, more than 1 million people die each year due to mosquito bites.
969. Groundhogs make a shrill whistling sound as an alarm call.
970. A cheetah running at full speed covers about 7m (23 ft) with each stride.
971. Tigers never undermine the population of ungulates on their territory. A tiger is the softest predator. It kills exactly as much as it can eat.
972. Dolphins know their friends and family by the taste of their pee.
973. Polar bears are amazingly obsessed with their cleanliness. After eating, they spend up to half an hour grooming and cleaning their fur to make sure no dirt or food residue is left on it.
974. The female armadillo has a unique ability. In stressful situations, it can delay births for up to two years.
975. Studies show that a Chihuahua, the world’s smallest dog, has the largest brain relative to its body size compared to any other dog. But that doesn’t mean that Chihuahuas are smarter than dogs of other breeds.
976. Sharks have survived four of the big five mass extinctions. This makes them older than humanity, older than Mount Everest, older than dinosaurs, and even older than trees.
977. Crocodiles and Alligators have no finite lifespan, but continue to live forever unless affected by their environment.
978. Guinea pig teeth never stop growing.
979. Lions mate roughly 3,000 times per Cub.
980. Sea Urchins are so called because hedgehogs were known as Urchins until the 15th century. Sea Urchins are the Ocean’s Hedgehogs.
981. When roosters crow, they lean their heads back, totally covering their ear canal and acting as an earplug to protect themselves from getting deaf from their own loud crowing.
982. Giraffes need surprisingly little sleep. The average giraffe sleeps for 4.6 hours per day.
983. Some male butterflies mark female butterflies with a repulsive stench while having sex in order to deter competing male rivals.
984. African wild dogs vote on whether or not to go hunting by sneezing. When the top dog sneezes first, only three more sneezes are required, but if a lower ranking dog sneezes first, ten more sneezes are required to decide to go on the hunt.
985. A dolphin’s nipples are located in its anus. The calf sticks its bill in and the mother squirts milk into its mouth.
986. Some birds, after leaving the nest, take a while to understand that, without their parents, food doesn’t just jump into their mouth.
987. A fish’s ears are located inside its head, right behind each eye.
988. The Hognose snake theatrically fakes it’s death to avoid predation. This behaviour is called Thanatosis.
989. Snow leopard parents pretend to be scared when their cubs sneak up on them to encourage them to keep practicing their stalking skills.
990. Some whales can sleep, vertically, near the surface in case they need to catch another breath. They also keep one eye open to look out for predators.
991. Never approach a kangaroo standing in water. They are not drowning or in trouble but are actively trying to lure a predator in to drown. They do this with dingo’s.
992. Dragonflies can inhale water through a long tube at the tip of their anus and save it. Later, if they need to, they can shoot the water out of their anus to make them fly faster.
993. Head lice will die if they don’t eat 3 to 6 times a day.
994. A horse can output a lot more than 1 horsepower, it’s maximum output is upto 15HP.
995. The oldest known crocodile, Mr. Freshie, lived to be an estimated 140 years old after being captured and rehabilitated by Steve Irwin and his team at the Australia Zoo.
996. Chickens use their right eye to look for food and their left eye to look out for predators.
997. The sea walnut, a relative of the jellyfish, has a disappearing anus.
998. Cats can’t cry with tears, but they have other ways of expressing sadness. If your cat has teary eyes it could mean that your cat needs medical attention, and it’s not because they are sad.
999. A whale’s vagina can be large enough to walk through.
1000. A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days. This is enabled by their modified lungs, which are known as book lungs.
1001. Butterflies feed on dead animals, garbage and blood to survive as they are not able to obtain all the necessary nutrients from nectar alone.
1002. Bees generally do not fly at night.
1003. Onions are toxic to dogs. They can cause hemolytic anemia and result in death. A 45-lb. dog would only have to eat one medium to large onion to experience dangerous toxicity levels.
1004. Dogs can sense when their owners are sad or depressed, and they will often try to cheer them up by bringing toys or licking their faces.
1005. Male Koalas don’t chase females. Instead, usually between 12am to 4am, they lay back, make themselves comfortable, and bellow loudly at any females in the area to come and join them.
1006. When red pandas feels threatened, they will stand up straight and extend their claws in an attempt to look more intimidating.
1007. Most animals prefer to work for their food rather than freeload. Cats are the only known exception.
1008. When a male grey wolf takes over a pack, he adopts his rival’s puppies.
1009. Silverfish can survive without food for over 300 days if water is available.
1010. African Matabele ants carry injured colleagues back to the nest after battle to tend to their wounds. They have a triage system, dying ants aren’t treated but those missing a leg or two are. Apart from humans, they’re the only organisms known to do this.
1011. If you lift a Kangaroo’s tail off the ground it can’t hop. Kangaroos use their tails for balance whilst hopping, so if you elevate their tail, they will have no balance and fall over.
1012. There’s a caterpillar that eats coca leaves and vomits cocaine onto its predators.
1013. The cigarette snail is so called because a bite from its venomous tooth leaves you just enough time to smoke a cigarette.
1014. Dolphins get high by sucking on a pufferfish and passing it around, the same way humans pass around a joint.
1015. Ants yawn and stretch their six legs after they wake up.
1016. Drinking a lot of cola causes mice to have bigger testicles.
1017. Kangaroo rats can live their whole lives without ever drinking water.
1018. Male sparrows bring less food back to the nest if their partner has been unfaithful.
1019. Gorillas hum and sing while eating as a sign to others that they are busy.
1020. The smallest fish in the world is the Paedocypris fish, which is only 7.9mm long.
1021. Rats urinate on food to mark it as edible. They prefer to eat at food sites where other rats have eaten. These food sites are marked with a chemical attractant in the urine. Rats who eat food that turns out to be safe mark the area with a chemical attractant.
1022. The world’s richest dog is Gunther VI, worth $500 million USD. Gunther accumulated his fortune through a German countess. Now living in Madonna’s former Miami waterfront mansion, the rich pup has a private chef and fashionable collars.
1023. A recent study on animal behaviour found out that dogs enjoyed listening to music, with the most popular genre being reggae. Cats prefer classical.
1024. The golden dart frog, the world’s most toxic amphibian, can’t produce poison if born in captivity.
1025. Instead of mating, female octopuses will sometimes strangle the males and eat them.
1026. If two octopuses approach each other and display dark colors the encounter is likely to escalate to physical confrontation.
1027. Octopuses are usually very antisocial but when they’re under the influence of ecstasy they are more willing to spend time around each other or even hug other octopuses.
1028. Dogs wag their tails to the right when they’re happy and to the left when they’re frightened. Interestingly, there is a scientific reason for this. The left side of the brain controls movement on the right side of the body and vice versa.
1029. Ostriches are the only birds that have bladders.
1030. Dogs put their paws on you when you pet them to show affection and pet you back.
1031. One of the only vertebrate species that can’t yawn is the giraffe.
1032. Female koalas, when in captivity, can engage in lesbian behaviour.
1033. Chimpanzees can identify each other from pictures of their butts the way we recognize faces.