Random Animal Facts

    230 facts tagged with Animal Facts

    Clever City Birds
    Clever City Birds
    Some birds in cities have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward off parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice, and fleas.
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    A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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    Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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    Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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    Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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    A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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    Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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    The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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