Animals

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

Animals According to a Study Done in 2008. The Most Aggressive Dog Breed is the Daschund. November 11, 2022
Animals There are 1,300 Species of Insects in Iceland, But No Species of Mosquitoes Have Been Discovered. November 10, 2022
Animals Manatees Use Their Farts to Swim. They Hold in Their Farts to Help Them Get Closer to the Surface of the Ocean and then Expel it to Help Them Travel Back Down to the Bottom. November 4, 2022
Animals Rip was a Stray Dog Adopted by an Air Raid Patrolman in World War II. Although He was Not Trained for Rescue Work, He was Able to Help Rescue Over 100 Victims. He was Awarded the Dickin Medal for His Work. November 2, 2022
Animals Cat Teeth Have Blood Grooves That Prevents Suction When They Bite. This Allows Them to Pull Out and Bite Again More Quickly. October 31, 2022
Animals Tortoise Shells are Not Just for Protection. The Shells are Connected Directly to the Tortoise's Nervous System. These Nerves Give the Shell the Ability to Transmit Pleasure and Pain Sensations. October 31, 2022
Animals Dolphins Actually Have Names for One Another. They Use a Unique Whistle to Distinguish Different Members within Their Pod. October 28, 2022
Animals Coyotes are Actually Faster than Roadrunners. A Roadrunner Sprints at Around 32 km/h, While a Coyote's Top Speed Can Reach Over 64 km/h. October 28, 2022
Animals Spitting Cobras Emerged in the Fossil Record Just About the Same Time as Humans. It was Speculated That They Spit Venom Because Humans Used Them as Projectile Weapons by Putting Pressure on Them. October 28, 2022
Animals The Domestic Animals of the Faroe Islands are a Result of 1,200 Years of Isolated Breeding. Because of this, Most of the Islands’ Domestic Animals are Not Seen Anywhere Else in the World. October 22, 2022
Animals The Pigmy Three-Toed Sloth will Only Eat the Leaves of the Red Mangrove Tree. These Trees Contain a Fungus with a Chemical Profile Similar to Valium, which Gives the Sloth a Life-Long High. October 19, 2022
Animals Dogs and Cats Have Special Taste Buds Geared Specifically for Water. October 18, 2022
Animals Charles Darwin Had a Pet Tortoise Named Harriet. She Died in 2006 and was Estimated to be 175 Years Old Upon Her Passing. October 14, 2022
Animals Albatrosses Use Dynamic Soaring or Slope Soaring While Flying Across the Ocean, and They Almost Never Flap Their Wings. They Can Fly This Way for About 1,000 Kilometers. October 5, 2022
Animals Male Goats Urinate on Their Heads to Smell More Attractive to Female Goats. October 4, 2022
Animals Ostrich Farms are Having Difficulties Getting Their Male Ostriches to Breed because They are More Attracted to Their Human Caretakers Than Female Ostriches. September 30, 2022
Animals Polar Bears Actually Have Transparent Hollow Fur and Have Black Skin. September 28, 2022
Animals Crocodiles and Alligators are Surviving Members of an Ancient Evolutionary Division of Archosaurs. This Species Dominated the Planet During the Late Triassic Period Before an Extinction Event Led Them to be Usurped by Dinosaurs. September 27, 2022
Animals Mother Bears are Extremely Protective of Their Cubs That They Will Actively Seek Out Human Occupied Areas Because They Know Male Bears, Who are a Threat to Their Young, Will Avoid Human Contact. September 18, 2022
Animals Goose Pulling is the Practice of Tying Greased Live Geese Onto a Pole. Riders on Horseback will Then Attempt to Grab the Bird by the Neck and Pull Their Heads Off. September 11, 2022