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Animal Facts
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.
A blue whale’s heart can weigh up to 400 pounds and is about the size of a small golf cart. During deep dives, its heartbeat can slow to just two beats per minute.
Founded in 2013, South Africa’s Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit is a female-led force that’s reduced poaching by 89% and nearly eliminated snaring in its conservation areas.
Octopuses and squids have beaks made of chitin, the same material found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans.
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.
The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn, which has been featured in Scottish heraldry since the 12th century.
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.
In Switzerland, it’s illegal to own just one guinea pig. This is due to the fact that they’re social animals and require companionship to prevent loneliness and associated health issues.
Glass frogs are named as such because their internal viscera, including the heart, liver, and gastrointestinal tract, are visible through the skin.
In Thailand, coconut farmers utilize trained macaque monkeys, which can harvest up to 1,600 coconuts a day, compared to 80 to 200 coconuts picked by human workers.
When bumblebees flap their wings, they generate a positive charge, which transfers to the flowers they land on. This tells other bees not to visit the flower.
Flamingos pull one leg up to their bodies to save heat that could otherwise be lost when standing in cold water.
After Animal Planet aired two fake documentaries on mermaids, the U.S. government issued a statement to clarify that mermaids do not exist.
The tallest dinosaur to roam the planet was the Sauroposeidon proteles, a sauropod from the early Cretaceous period that stood as tall as 59 feet, equivalent to a six-story building!
Bees actually have knees, but the phrase “bee’s knees” became popular in the 1920s simply because it sounded catchy.
