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Animal Facts
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.
Stegosauruses did not coexist in the same time frame as Tyrannosaurus Rex. In fact, the T-rex lived closer in time to us than it did to Stegosauruses.
Giant manta rays have the largest brain-to-body ratio of any fish, with particularly well-developed areas for learning, problem-solving, and communicating.
The bumblebee bat, native to Myanmar and Thailand, is the world’s smallest mammal, weighing about as much as two paper clips and measuring about the length of a human fingertip.
In November 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth, aboard Sputnik 2.
In 2010, American researchers identified a “pocket shark” species found in the Gulf of Mexico. The tiny shark, measuring only 5½ inches, glows in the dark.
Chinese scientists observed that snakes exhibit erratic behavior before earthquakes, such as leaving their nests, even during cold weather, and sometimes crashing into walls.
“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.
Kangaroos are the world’s largest marsupials, with the red kangaroo being the largest species, reaching heights of up to 6.6 feet.
“Fox tossing” was a pastime in the 18th century. The goal was to see which team of two could send a fox into the air the highest using a piece of cloth.
Turkey vultures use defensive vomit as a method to repel potential threats and can project their vomit up to 10 feet.
Glass frogs are named as such because their internal viscera, including the heart, liver, and gastrointestinal tract, are visible through the skin.
Roughly 33% of cats are not affected by catnip. The euphoric reaction commonly associated with catnip is hereditary.
At the start of the 20th century, “chicken spectacles” were popularly used in the U.S. to prevent chickens from feather pecking or eating each other by restricting their vision.
Due to their semi-aquatic nature, the Catholic Church once considered beavers to be fish, fit for consumption on meatless Fridays.
George Washington was a fan of hunting hounds and kept more than 30 of them. According to one of his journals, three of the hounds were named Drunkard, Tipler & Tipsy.
Emperor penguins have been recorded diving as deep as 1,850 feet (550 meters) and can hold their breath for more than 20 minutes.
Ambergris, an ingredient in some luxury perfumes, is produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. It smells like poop when fresh but gains a sweet scent after aging.
In 2015, scientists discovered sharks living in an underwater volcano near the Solomon Islands. However, human exploration is unsafe due to risks of burns from the heat and acidity.
After the 9/11 attacks, a Maasai tribe in Kenya gifted 14 cows to the United States in a gesture of sympathy and solidarity.
