Animals

Amazing facts about pets, wildlife, and creatures from across the animal kingdom.

Animals In 2013 a cat guided a lost hiker down a Swiss mountain,the little feline made sure the man wasn't left behind by checking on him every now and then.Once they reached their destination they parted ways. November 5, 2020
Animals Llamas That Spend Too Much Time Around Humans Are Prone To Berserk Llama Syndrome. Such Llamas Believe That Humans Are Fellow Llamas, And Sneak Up Behind Them To Attack. October 19, 2020
Animals Meet Ken Allen, a Borneo orangutan in the San Diego Zoo who escaped his enclosure three times. He never acted aggressively towards anyone during his escapes, and generally wandered around the zoo looking at other animals. October 18, 2020
Animals A cat in Wisconsin, saved her human family by pawing at them when they were feeling sleepy and got them out of the house. First responders did a test and revealed that the house had a dangerous level of carbon monoxide poisoning. June 11, 2019
Animals Giant Tarantulas will keep frogs as pets, keeping them safe from potential predators. In return these frogs will eat tiny insects that could otherwise harm Tarantula eggs before they hatch. May 28, 2019
Animals The blue whale is not only the largest animal currently on the planet, but the largest animal to have ever existed May 11, 2019
Animals Although they spend 16 hours a day in water, hippos can't swim because they are too muscular and sink. Instead they just run around under the surface. May 10, 2019
Animals Over 150 wallabies are living wild in a forest in France, they escaped a zoo in the 70's and are adapting quite well May 5, 2019
Animals Squirrels were originally placed in US cities as a way to reconnect city dwellers with nature April 27, 2019
Animals Einstein failing a math exam is a myth. He failed the entrance exam to Zurich Polytechnic because he did poorly on botany, zoology and language sections. April 24, 2019
Animals It took 87 years to build Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, from 1163-1250. April 16, 2019
Animals There is a group of wolves in British Columbia known as "sea wolves" and 90% of their food comes from the sea. They have distinct DNA that sets them apart from interior wolves and they're entirely dedicated to the sea, swimming several miles everyday in search of seafood. April 6, 2019
Animals An Australian bird, called the rainbow lorikeet, routinely gets drunk from spring to summer. The small birds drink the fermented crimson flower nectar from the Weeping Boer-bean tree. When intoxicated these birds make loud drunken noises which many people find bothersome. March 31, 2019
Animals Dalmatians are the official firehouse dog because, in the 1700's, they would run alongside horse-drawn carriages keeping pace, even at full sprint, and protect the horses from other dogs or animals that could spook them. March 31, 2019
Animals An opossum broke into a Florida liquor store and got drunk. A liquor store employee found the animal next to a broken and empty bottle of bourbon.It appeared disoriented, was excessively salivating and was pale. The staff gave it fluids and cared for her as she sobered up. March 27, 2019
Animals Some female penguins engage in prostitution. Performing sex act in exchange for pebbles. However, sometimes they will just trick the male into thinking they'll have sex, then run off once she gets the pebble. March 26, 2019
Animals Elephants are highly empathetic and generous even towards other species. Once an elephant found a rancher with a broken leg and dragged him under the shade of a tree, guarding him and gently touching him with her trunk March 21, 2019
Animals If you remove a box turtle from the wild and don't put them back in the location you found them they will most likely die looking for their home March 21, 2019
Animals When a poacher's snare killed one of their own, two young gorillas teamed up to find and dismantle traps in their Rwandan forest home. They saw what they had to do, they did it then moved to dismantle next trap. March 20, 2019
Animals Tigers cannot purr. To show happiness, tigers squint or close their eyes. This is because losing vision lowers defense, so tigers only purposefully do so when they feel comfortable and safe March 17, 2019