Random Animal Facts

230 facts tagged with Animal Facts

Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.

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Flatworms Mating

When flatworms mate, two "males" use their bifurcated penises to fence one another. The winner, or the flatworm who stabs the other with its penis, remains a male while the loser becomes female.

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Sloth Poop Dance

Sloths only poop once a week. The event is called 'the poo dance' because they wiggle their butts.

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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.

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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.

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Sloths swim 3x faster than they move on land, and can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes

Sloths can swim three times faster than they can move on land. They can also hold their breath for up to 40 minutes.

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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.

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Alligators can live up to 100 years.

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