Animal Facts

230 facts tagged with Animal Facts

Completely-black chicken

There’s a rare breed of chicken called Ayam Cemani that’s completely black. They have black plumage, legs, nails, beak, and even black meat, bones, and a black tongue!

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Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year

In 2011, a penguin covered in oil and starving on a beach near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was rescued by a pensioner. Ever since then, Dindim the penguin travels 5,000 miles every year to visit him.

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The Real Caterpie

There's a caterpillar that looks like Caterpie from Pokémon.

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Penguin Poop Seen From Space

Researchers find new emperor penguin colonies by looking for their poop from a satellite in space.

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The Reason Dogs Turn in Circles

Dogs turn in circles before lying down because in the wild this turns long grass into a bed.

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Swimming Pigs

There's an island in the Bahamas called Big Major Cay (or Pig Beach), which is only inhabited by swimming pigs.

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Mike the Headless Chicken

Mike the Headless Chicken was no different from any other chicken, except that he lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off.

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Thumbelina

Thumbelina, the smallest horse in the world, is about the size of a dog.

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