Random Animal Facts

    230 facts tagged with Animal Facts

    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
    205
    Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
    11
    Haicheng Earthquake
    Haicheng Earthquake
    In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
    52
    Mike the Headless Chicken
    Mike the Headless Chicken
    Mike the Headless Chicken was no different from any other chicken, except that he lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off.
    72
    A jellyfish's mouth also serves as an anus.
    A jellyfish's mouth also serves as an anus.
    20
    Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
    232
    When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
    19
    Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
    182