Animal Facts
Learn amazing facts about wildlife with our regularly updated category for animal facts.
The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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The pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Freddie Mercury held parties with midgets carrying around trays of cocaine.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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The Jewel Wasp injects a drug into a cockroach’s brain, turns it into a zombie, rides it like a horse back to its burrow, and then lets its hatched larvae feed on the cockroaches body from the inside.
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Service dogs are trained to know when they are on duty. When their harness is on, they know they are at work. When you take it off they instantly become playful and energetic.
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A new born kangaroo is small enough to fit in a spoon!
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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There's a breed of cat called Munchkin and they have tiny legs.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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