Interesting Facts

[Nerico]

So, come here to post an obscure or little-known facts about the Animal Kingdom. It can be about anything froms bugs to birds, but if you want to share knowledge, here's the place to do it!

[Blackfoot]

- The Pistol Shrimp creates a sonic bubble that momentarily reaches the temperature of the surface of the sun in order to stun it's prey.

- Wolves stick their tongues out when they're angry.

- Lundehunds have six toes. They can also touch their forehead to their spines, and stretch their forelegs to their sides like a human.

- There is a crocodile named Gustave who has killed more than 300 people, but hardly ever eats them. He is identified by his massive size, and a bullet hole in his face. And he's still around today, but eludes every single bounty hunter who has tried to kill him.

[Nerico]

Cool! The way to distinguish between a bug and a beetle is that bugs have to be able to 'Suck up' other bugs and beetles.

[Blackfoot]

Gross


- 90% of Australia's native animals can kill a human in under three minutes.

[Nerico]

I know, right!

~ In the year that Great Whites were prosecuted, more people were killed by CAN OPENERS than sharks.

[Randen]

- Sheep can survive for nearly two weeks trapped in a snow-drift.
- Dolphins sleep with one eye shut.
- Cows get hairballs.
- Male monkeys bald like human men.
- Giraffes have no vocal chords.
- Owls are the only bird that can see the color blue.
- Wolves could bark like dogs, they don't because they don't want to.
- Polar bears are left-handed.

I found these while stalking DeviatART one day, and decided to write a few I thought were weird or funny on here. ^^ You should check it out:
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[Laika]

-Dolphins can recognise theirselves in a mirror and know it's them and not another dolphin.

[Nerico]

~ It's not really an animal fact but my best friend has 53 Guinea Pigs, 24 Rabbits, 60 Fish, 2 Digoos, 2 Cats, 3 Tortoises, and a Dog.

[Joplin]

-a Siberian husky's howl can be heard 10 miles away
-a Australian cattle dog lived up be like 27 (somewhere close to that age) years in human years

(dont worry, there will be more xD)

[Blackfoot]

- Contrary to popular belief, dogs are not actually colorblind. They can see blue, yellow, red and green.

[Nerico]

~ Though many don't know it, cheetahs can't roar. They yip.

[Blackfoot]

(neither can snow leopards)

- When a peregrine falcon plummets to the ground in a hyper-speed dive, they surpass the speed of gravity. Their hearts also stop beating for several seconds.

- African Wild Dogs are among the most successful predators in the world, succeeding in 9 out of 10 attempted hunts. (This is waaay beyond the success rate of the gray wolf, lion or tiger)

- Karelian Bear Dogs (a rare breed of Finnish hunting dog) will sometimes skin their prey alive while waiting for their master, and they're not messy about it either.

[Joplin]

-dogs tend to not show pain, as it is considered weakness in the wild.
-Pitbulls are not mean fighting dogs. they have actually ranked higher on tests then Golden Retrievers. They are great family dogs, they just don't do well with other dogs, but love their people.

[Laika]

- JRK are crazy!!!!~

[Joplin]

-dalmatian puppies are born with no spots. they get them as they get older.
-some insurance companies won't give you insurance if you own a pitbull, rottweiler, german shepherd, or doberman.
-st. bernards never wore those kegs on them while in the mountains

[Blackfoot]

- When pursued by predators, kangaroos will retreat to water so they can drown their enemies. O_O

- Scientists spliced the genes of a Tasmanian tiger into a mouse. Literally just to see what would happen. (honestly, haven't they seen Spider-man? XD)

- Contrary to popular belief, dire wolves were actually smaller than modern day wolves. And there are no records to prove they ever hunted mammoths. In fact, the evidence suggests they were near the bottom of the food chain.

- An entire race of early humans were totally wiped out during the Ice Age because they didn't have dogs to help them hunt.

- Sloths used to be bigger than elephants.

- The plot in 'Balto 2: Wolf's Quest' where a pack of wolves is forced to cross the ocean via ice floes, is based on an actual event. (Unfortunately, none of the wolves from the real-life event survived)

- Shortly after WWII, a small village in Russia was held siege by a pack of wolves for over two months in winter. The wolves surrounded the village (population of about 30) and would attack and eat anyone who was found outside their homes (in one case, the wolves broke into a home and slaughtered the family living there). Only one of the wolves was successfully killed by the villagers, none of whom survived (cold and starvation was also what killed them, but it is estimated about 20 of the villagers had been killed by the wolves). The village was utterly isolated, therefore preventing them from receiving any help. According to scientists, the wolves had been driven to starvation due to their territory being destroyed in the war, leading them to attack the villagers.

[Joplin]

-box turtles can be identified by the sounds they make. females hiss while males growl

[Laika]

- Penguins really like fish and Daniel Radcliff

[Blackfoot]

Ahaha XD doesn't everybody like Danielle Radcliffe?


- Studies have shown animals understand the concept of music and rhythm.

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