Random Animal Facts

    230 facts tagged with Animal Facts

    The cat brain weighs about 30g.
    167
    A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
    13
    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
    32
    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
    745
    There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
    -12
    There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
    11
    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
    212
    Dogs Can Detect Sadness, Try to Make Owners Happy by Cuddling
    Dogs can detect sadness in humans and often attempt to make their owners happy by initiating cuddling.
    50