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- Dolphin Facts. 358 points. Hamdhaan Hassan. Follow. 6 years ago. dolphins are the best in every way. 115 points.
- Elephant Facts. 279 points. Nash Nopper. Follow. 6 years ago. awwwww<3. 84 points. reply.
- Bee Facts. 263 points. Hamdhaan Hassan. Follow. 6 years ago. cute. 91 points. reply.
- Dragonfly Facts. 259 points. nanashi. Follow. 6 years ago. even bugs are not excluded from unwanted sexual advances?
- Acacia trees can warn each other of danger. Arcadia trees, which grow all over the African savannah, have a unique defense system. When animals like antelopes start to gobble up its leaves, the tree increases tannin production to levels that are toxic to animals.
- Owls don't have eyeballs. What they have instead are better described as eye tubes. Since they can't move these tubes back and forth, owls have developed incredible neck flexibility to be able to see the world around them.
- In space, metal can weld on its own. On Earth, you need heat to fuse metal, but in space, two pieces of the same kind of metal will fuse together with only a little pressure.
- There are 28 kinds of "corpse flowers." You might not know about the plant genus Rafflesia, but you may have heard about the "corpse flower," a rare type of jungle plant that attracts pollinating insects to its huge flowers by smelling like death and rot.
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- Strange but true – there are 12 times more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way! Scientists estimate there are between 200 – 400 billion stars in our galaxy while there are an estimated 1 trillion trees on Earth!
- There was a time when 4 distinct human species lived at the same time. After carefully studying hominin fossils found in Kenya, Ethiopia and Chad, German scientists have concluded that 4 distinct human species coexisted at the same time about 3 million years ago.
- Cows kill more people than sharks. Hard to believe, but true. Sharks kill an average of 5 people per year while cows kill an average of 22 people per year.
- It’s unlikely that anyone could die in quicksand. You know all those movies and TV shows where someone very dramatically gets swallowed up by quicksand.
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1. Octopuses have three hearts. One pumps blood around the body, while the other two pump it to the gills. Oh, and that blood is blue, thanks to high copper levels! 2. Owlsdon't have eyeballs. They have eye tubes. 3. Polar bears have black skin. This helps itto absorb heat from the sun to stay warm in an Arctic climate, and it likely protects the b...
5. Butterflies can taste with their feet, using something called chemoreceptors that help them to identify plants. Females select the correct leaf on which to lay eggs by "drumming" it with her feet to release juices. 6. Animals with smaller bodies and faster metabolism see in slow motion. 7. Dogs'sense of smell is about 100,000 times stronger than...
15. A type of "immortal" jellyfish is capable of cheating deathindefinitely. 16. Cats and horses are highly susceptible to black widow venom, but dogs are relatively resistant. Sheep and rabbits are apparently immune. 17. Sharks kill fewer than 10 people per year. Humans kill about 100 million sharks per year. They should be much more scared of us ...
19. Wild dolphinscall each other by name. They let out a unique whistle to identify each other and will respond if they hear their own call played back. 20. Young goats pick up accentsfrom each other. This means they join humans, bats, and whales as mammals known to adjust their vocal sound to fit into a new social group. 21. Humpback whalesongs sp...
31. Less timeseparates the existence of humans and the Tyrannosaurus rex than the T-rex and the stegosaurus. 32. Animals have some unusual group names. For instance, a group of parrots is known as a pandemonium. Buffalo form an "obstinacy" and rhinoceroses a "crash." You may have heard of a "murder" of crows, but what about an "exaltation" of larks...
Learn about the anatomy, abilities, survival, behavior, and more of some of the most interesting and diverse animals on Earth. From octopuses with three hearts to elephants with a specific alarm call, these tidbits will fascinate you with their quirky facts.
- Really Weird Anthropocene Animals. FACT: Male mallards are extremely aggressive during breeding season, to put it mildly. So aggressive that they’ll readily breed with other species, resulting in some really wild-looking hybrids.
- Owls in the Outhouse. FACT: Owls and other cavity nesting birds are sometimes attracted to and fall down the vent pipe on public outhouses. There’s an owl in the toilet – and that’s not a joke.
- Strange Shrew Facts. FACT: Some shrews use echolocation: they emit sounds producing sonar that helps them navigate their world (much like bats). They walk on water, they’re one of the few venomous mammals in the world, and they can win epic battles with snakes and scorpions.
- The Magnificently Weird Mola Mola. FACT: The mola’s odd shape disguises its true claim to fame: it’s the heaviest bony fish in the world. Slimy and brimming with parasites, they’re shapeshifters that out-gun every vertebrate fish in the ocean and even dupe unwitting scientists.
Jan 11, 2024 · Turns out, dolphins actually have names for one another. Scientists have found that these marine mammals use a distinctive whistle to identify each other. When a dolphin hears their own “name” called to them, they respond. 3. African Buffaloes Make Decisions By Voting. Turns out, Democracy isn’t just a human behavior.
Apr 28, 2024 · Quick Facts. Essential Facts. Interesting Facts. 01 A tiger’s skin has stripes. 02 Glass is neither a solid nor liquid. 03 An inch of rain is equivalent to about 10-15 inches of snow. 04 The rock hyrax is related to the elephant. 05 The hump of a camel is made up of fat.
