Category Archives: Animals

Nov 02 2016
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Animals

Fact #1223: If a female dog grows in the womb between two male dogs, she may turn out to be a “tomboy” due to testosterone exposure and demonstrate masculine behaviours such as lifting her leg to pee.

Source: https://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/cloning-cats-rainbow-and-cc-prove-that-cloning-wont-resurrect-your-pet/

Oct 24 2016
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Animals, Health, People

Fact #1217: Licking a wound is an instinctive response in humans and many other animals. This is because saliva contains a substance that promotes blood clotting and the enzyme lysozyme, which attacks the cell walls of bacteria, to guard against infection.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wound_licking

Oct 06 2016
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Animals

Fact #1203: A swarm of 20,000 bees once followed a car for two days because their queen was trapped inside the car.

Source: http://www.treehugger.com/animals/swarm-bees-follow-car-2-days-rescue-queen-trapped-trunk.html

Sep 27 2016
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Animals

Fact #1196: Dogs smell each others’ behinds because anal glands in dogs transmit how a dog is feeling — anxious? playful? — which allows one dog to get to know the other.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/science/dogs-can-train-us-to-have-a-better-sense-of-smell.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience

Sep 01 2016
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Animals

Fact #1179: Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period.

Source: http://www.thomsonsafaris.com/blog/sleeping-habits-of-giraffes/

Aug 15 2016
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Animals

Fact #1166: No species of cat can both purr and roar.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purr#Degree_of_hyoid_ossification

Aug 04 2016
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Animals, Natural World

Fact #1159: When a whale dies and its carcass falls into the Bathyal or Abyssal zone of the ocean floor, it can sustain a complex localized ecosystem of deep-sea organisms for decades.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall

Jul 19 2016
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Animals

Fact #1147: Grazing animals’ eyes rotate to stay level with the horizon.

Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/07/430149677/eye-shapes-of-the-animal-world-hint-at-differences-in-our-lifestyles

Jun 29 2016
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Animals, Natural World

Fact #1134: Honeyguide birds can guide African tribes to beehives after exchanging whistles with them. Once the humans have removed the honey, the bird feeds on the remaining beeswax and larvae.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyguide

Jun 09 2016
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Animals

Fact #1120: The easy way to tell a moth from a butterfly is by their resting position. Moths rest with their wings wide open, while butterflies rest with their wings together and up.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwqNJ3ld99s&feature=youtu.be&t=2m19s

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