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Animal Facts
Honey and items immersed in honey can be preserved for centuries. The long shelf life is due to an enzyme found in the stomachs of bees.
Bulls don’t actually hate the color red. Instead, they charge at the motion the red cape makes when a matador waves it. The cape is dyed red to hide the blood stains.
A beekeeper in South Australia taught his dog Bazz to sniff out an infectious disease that wipes out bee colonies, then invented a dog beekeeper suit for Bazz the Beekeeper.
Schools of clownfish have a hierarchy with a female at the top. When the top female dies, the most dominant male changes his sex to female and takes over.
The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn, which has been featured in Scottish heraldry since the 12th century.
The seagulls in Alfred Hitchcock’s movie “The Birds” were fed a mixture of wheat and whiskey. It was the only way to get them to stand around so much instead of flying away.
The world’s smallest McDonald’s is the McHive, a miniature restaurant replica in Sweden built in 2019 as a fully functional beehive for real bees.
Cigar beetles lay eggs in tobacco, and these eggs can later hatch inside cigars when kept in warm, humid conditions, potentially infesting an entire collection.
Perfluorohexane dissolves large amounts of oxygen, allowing animals to survive underwater by inhaling oxygenated liquid.
Hippopotamuses are the closest living relatives to whales, dolphins, and porpoises, having split from their common ancestor about 50-55 million years ago.
Cats can hydrate from seawater because their kidneys efficiently filter out the salt, while humans and most animals risk dehydration from drinking seawater.
Parrots name their offspring with unique calls that the young birds learn and use throughout their lives.
Some shark species, like the blacktip reef shark, display “rush hour” behavior. In the evening, they travel along specific paths between feeding and resting zones.
Puma, cougar, and mountain lion are names for the same animal. The scientific name is Puma concolor, but they are more commonly referred to as cougars.
Both U.S. and Soviet militaries have trained dolphins. They can be used for rescuing lost naval swimmers and locating underwater mines.
In a 2019 study, rats learned to play hide-and-seek and exhibited behaviors such as strategic hiding, joyful vocalizations, and re-hiding for the sake of fun.
The kookaburra is native to Australia and New Guinea; its calls are often used as sound effects in movies for jungles in Africa or South America.
Emperor penguins have been recorded diving as deep as 1,850 feet (550 meters) and can hold their breath for more than 20 minutes.
