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Animal Facts
The first living creatures to orbit the Moon weren’t humans but tortoises! They spent seven days there in 1968 before returning safely to Earth.
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.
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.
In November 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth, aboard Sputnik 2.
After Animal Planet aired two fake documentaries on mermaids, the U.S. government issued a statement to clarify that mermaids do not exist.
Hugging your pets lowers stress levels and elevates levels of serotonin and dopamine that help you feel calmer and more relaxed.
“Bookworm” originally referred to insects such as beetle larvae, silverfish, or cockroaches that damage books, while paper lice feed on mold in poorly maintained books.
The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn, which has been featured in Scottish heraldry since the 12th century.
Humans aren’t the only animals that make drum beats. Macaque monkeys and even some rodents have been observed drumming with their paws.
Due to their intelligence and agility, ferrets have been employed to run cables through confined spaces.
In 1970, the first successful head/brain transplant was performed on a monkey. The monkey was able to smell, hear, and taste, but was sadly paralyzed and died nine days later.
Owl cafés are popular in Japan, especially in Tokyo, where visitors can observe and hold owls in a controlled environment.
Octopuses and squids have beaks made of chitin, the same material found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans.
Polar bears often hunt walruses by causing panic and targeting those injured in the chaos, as direct attacks are too risky due to the walruses’ size and sharp tusks.
Roughly 33% of cats are not affected by catnip. The euphoric reaction commonly associated with catnip is hereditary.
On August 25, 2010, a plane in Congo crashed due to panic caused by an escaped crocodile, resulting in 20 deaths and two survivors, including the crocodile.
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.
