The Animal world is awe-inspiring and full of surprises. Here are some collected animal facts that will amaze, amuse and teach you something new. Additional enjoyment is their super cute pictures!!!
1. Did you know that Turtles can breath through their anus?!
2. If a Squirrel finds a baby squirrel without parents, it will immediately adopt it!
3. Bees communicate through a complex dance.
4. Did you know that Dolphins actually have specific names for each-other?
5. In Japan, Macaques search for lost coins, as they learned to use vending machines!
6. Humpback Whales can get a song stuck in their head!
7. Did you know that a group of Pugs is called a "Grumble"?
8. Baby Chimpanzees will pick up and play with rocks and sticks, pretending they're babys.
9. This surprised me too, but apparently, Rats Mice are ticklish and can actually laugh!
10. Ever seen an excited bunny do this? It's called a "Binky"...
11. So a group of bunnies is called a "Fluffle" and that's just too adorable!
12. Shaved Guinea Pigs look exactly like baby Hippos!
13. When passing by another, an ant will bow it's head in greeting. Aren't these little fellas polite?
14. Did you know that the Norwegian Army has a Knighted Colonel who's a Penguine?! his name is Colonel-in-Chief, Sir Nils Olav!
15. Goats from different parts of the world actually have different accents!
16. Pom-pom Crabs aren't the ocean's cheerleaders, they actually pick poisonous anemones and wave them to defend themselves from predators.
17. Speaking of Macaques again, when they're young - these guys make snowballs for fun! (but unlike us, they don't throw them at eachother...)
18. Ever seen dogs play around, then suddenly sneeze? That's how they tell eachother that this is a game and not real aggression.
19. Fennec Foxes have extra-hairy feet, they act like snowboots - but for sand, making sure the fox can run faster and doesn't get burns on their little fluffy feet.
20. Sea Horses are amazing! They mate for life and when they swim around, they'll hold onto their mate's tail. (Oh, and the males actually get pregnant)
21. When Otters go to sleep at night, they hold hands so they don't get separated.
22. Does your cat bump it's head against you? It's their way of showing that they trust you!
23. In Sweden, they have an actual bunny-jumping show, called "Kaninhoppning" (Seriously!)
24. Crows are known for being intelligent, but did you also know that they're such rascals that they play pranks on eachother, just for fun?
25. Cows choose other cows as best-friends and spend all their time together.
26. Did you know that when they play, male puppies will let the females win?
27. Squirrels hide some of their nuts by burying them, but they're also forgetful and these forgotten nuts lead to hundreds of new trees each year!
28. Did you know that Elephant Shrews are actually related to Elephants, not Shrews?
29. You probably heard that Otters use rocks to break-open mollusks, but did you know that they have a "favorite" rock, which they keep in a special pocket made of a skin-flap?
30. Wombat poop is square! (but they're so adorable!)
I hope you enjoyed reading these as much as I did finding them!
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