Animal Facts
Learn amazing facts about wildlife with our regularly updated category for animal facts.
Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Pumbaa from "The Lion King" was the first character to fart in a Disney movie.
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In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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The largest breed of rabbit is the Flemish Giant.
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One litter of kittens can be produced by more than one father.
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It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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The lifespan of mammals is about 1 and a half billion heartbeats.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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The most yolks ever found in one chicken egg was nine.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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