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29 Amazing Animal Facts That Will Surprise You · 1. One species of jellyfish is immortal. · 2. A snail can sleep for three years at a time. · 3. 29AmazingAnimalFactsThatWillSurpriseYou VictoriaWebster Jan14,2022 It’seasytobespellboundbyanimallife–takethese29amazingfactsaboutanimalsthatareinteresting,weird,andcool.Andifyoulovethis,thencheckoutourstoryonamazingfactsaboutpets. 1.Onespeciesofjellyfishisimmortal.Itcanrevertbacktoitschildstate afterhavingbecomesexuallymature,andthereforeneverdies. 2.Asnailcansleepforthreeyearsatatime. 3.Thereare1 million antsforeveryhumanintheworld. 4.Apig’sorgasmlasts30minutes. Luckypigs. 5.AbluewhaleweighsasmuchasthreeelephantsandisaslongasthreeGreyhoundbuses. 6.Abatcaneatupto1thousandinsectsperhour. 7.Octopuseshavethreehearts. 8Sharkskillfewerthan10peopleperyear.Humanskillabout100millionsharksperyear. 9.Wilddolphinscalleachotherbyname.“Oi,Flipper!” 10.Elephantshaveaspecificalarmcallthatmeans“human”. 11.Dogs’senseofsmellisabout100,000timesstrongerthanhumans’.However,theyhaveonlyone-sixthournumberoftastebuds. 12.Animalswithsmallerbodiesandfastermetabolismsuchaschipmunksandsquirrelsseeinslowmotion. 13.Thenowextinctcolossalpenguinstoodastallas2.03metrebasketballlegendLeBronJames. 14.ThemaleGentooandAdeliepenguins“propose”tofemalesbygivingthemapebble. 15.Polarbearshaveblackskinandsee-throughfur. 16.Reindeereyeballsturnblueinwintertohelpthemseeatlowerlightlevels. 17.Honeybeescanflaptheirwings200timespersecond. 18.Asealionisthefirstnonhumanmammalwithaprovenabilitytokeepabeat. 19.Malekoalashavetwopenises,andfemalekoalashavetwovaginas. 20.Atbirth,apandaissmallerthanamouseandweighsaboutfourounces. 21.Theflamingocanonlyeatwhenitsheadisupside-down. 22.Afemaleferretwilldieifitgoesintoheat(ishorny)andcannotfindamate. 23.Thevenomofthekingcobraissodeadlythatjustonegramofitisenoughtokillaperson150timesover. 24.Thebatistheonlymammalthatcanfly. 25.Thelegbonesofabataresothinthatnobatcanwalk. 26.Theonlymammalstoundergomenopauseareelephants,humpbackwhalesandhumanfemales. 27.Cowscansleepstandingup,buttheycanonlydreamlyingdown. 28.AhouseflyhumsinthekeyofF. 29.Seaottersholdeachother’spawswhentheysleepsotheydon’tdriftapart. Checkouthttp://www.wwf.org.autofindouthowyoucanhelptheanimals. PhotobyZeppsProjectonPexels.com 39AmazingFactsAboutPets Alsocheck: 27AmazingFactsAboutWildAnimalsThatWillSurpriseYou. PREVIOUSPOST 19TopTipsToFeng-ShuiYourBlog NEXTPOST Ocean-SafeSunscreensYou’llLoveThisSummer ABOUTTHEAUTHOR ByVictoriaWebster VictoriaWebsterisacontributorforTheCarousel. ShebeganherjournalismcareerbystudyingMediaandCommunicationsatTheUniversityofSydney. SHARETHISPOST TheCarouselNewsletter EnterEmail Loading... LatestArticles 6WaysWomenCanFindTheirVoiceandSpeakWithoutFear SadieArchibald onMar13,2022 DiversityAdvocateHannahDivineySpeaksOutOnIWDAboutHowToBreakTheBias HannahDiviney onMar08,2022 PushyParentsSyndrome:WillOurKidsThankUsWhenThey’reOlder? SachaKaluri onFeb28,2022 ShaynnaBlaze:RenovatingYourKitchenOnABudget TheCarousel TheCarouselhasbeenverifiedbyMuckRack'seditorialteam onFeb28,2022 LoadMore ©CopyrightFoysterMedia2022.AllRightsReserved.WebsitecreatedandhostedbyMichaelPeres. × Sign-upforournewsletter EmailAddress Byclicking“signup,”youagreetoreceiveemailsfromTheCarousel. Loading...