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10 Facts About the Animal Kingdom That Prove We Still Have a Lot to Learn
Bright Side has put together 10 nerdy facts about animals which will surely help you break the ice when you don’t know what else to talk about.
1. Some lizards can walk on water.
The common basilisk is a species of lizard that can easily walk, and even run, on water. It is found in rainforests and often uses this ability to run away from predators.
2. Zebra stripes are a natural repellent.
3. A donkey can defeat a pack of coyotes.
As bizarre as it sounds, farmers keep donkeys around to protect their herds from coyotes, like watchmen. When confronted with a pack of coyotes, donkeys make loud sounds to scare them away. If necessary, they attack the coyotes with their legs and teeth, sometimes even killing them.
4. Newborn ducks can act like other animals.
Ducklings adopt the mannerisms of the first animal they see. This is known as “imprinting.” They are unaware of themselves as a species and mistake the first thing they see as their parent. They can imprint on humans too.
5. Cats are responsible for driving at least 33 endemic species to extinction.
6. The heartbeat of a blue whale can be 2 beats per minute.
The heartrate of a blue whale was measured for the first time last year and it was found that it could be as low as 2 beats per minute. The maximum was found to be 37.
7. Pooping is life-threatening for sloths.
Sloths only defecate once a week and whenever they do, they lose 1/3 of their total body weight.
8. The African penguin can mimic a donkey.
Looking like the exact opposite of how you’d picture a penguin, the African penguin makes a donkey’s bray-like sound to communicate.
9. Owls keep snakes as pets.
10. Elephants have over 300 billion neurons in their brain.
Elephant brains are very similar to human brains. They have over 300 billion neurons and can carry out a number of human-like emotions, like feeling grief and compassion, learning new things, using tools, etc.
Are you aware of any similar cool animal facts? Add them to our list and share your knowledge in the comments below!
Comments
O wow, I had no idea donkeys are that strong!
wow !!!!!!?

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