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10 Fun Facts about Animals to Make You Smile · Squirrels are responsible for planting thousands of trees worldwide · Dragonflies create a heart ...   X 10FunFactsaboutAnimalstoMakeYouSmile Thiswillbrightenyourday! Nov8,2019 0 0 0 Tags: (MaggyMeyer/Shutterstock.com) Ouranimalkingdombringsmillionsofmajestic,mysterious,andmagnificentspeciesthatarealotmoreintelligentthanyouthink.Thesewonderfulcreaturesthatliveonourland,beneaththedarkblueoceans,andbeyondwillsurelymakeyousmilewhenyoudiscoverfascinatingfactsaboutthem.Let'sadmitit,ifyou'reeverfeelingdownyoucanalwayscountonourfurryfriendstobrightenupyourdaywiththeircuteness. Squirrelsareresponsibleforplantingthousandsoftreesworldwide Theymaybesmall,buttheyplayakeyroleinourenvironmentinwaysyouwouldn'timagine.Theselittlefurryfriendsplantthousandsoftreeseveryyear,worldwide,duetosimplyforgettingwheretheyburiedtheiracorns.Howcute! (PhotobyCalebMartinonUnsplash) Dragonfliescreateaheartwiththeirtailswhilemating Dragonflies,symbolizechange,transformation,adaptability,markasignofspiritualgrowth,andemotionalmaturitysoseeingoneoftheseflutteringsaroundhasaspecialmeaning.Notonlythat,buttheyembodyloveinmanyways.Theyevencreateacombinedheart-shapedwiththeirtailswhenmating.Nowthat'struelove. (PhotobyNandhuKumaronUnsplash) Ratslaughwhentickled AstudywasconductedattheUniversityofBerlintoexplorewhathappensinthehumanbrainwhenwearetickled.NationalGeographicwrotethatthetestingonratsshowedthatthey,infact,lovetobetickled,especiallyontheirbacks.Whentickled,ratsletoutanextremelyhigh-pitchedsound,associatedwithlaughing.Theyevensearchfortheexperimenter'shandwhentheystopandaskformore!  (IrinaKozorog/Shutterstock.com) Duckslovetosurf Duckslovetogocatchawaveortwoinourdeep-bluesea.Theyhavebeenobservedridingthewavesoftheoceantoshoreandswimmingbackoutagaintodoitallover.Couldthisbetheirfavoritehobby? (PascalHaldar/Shutterstock.com) Wildchimpanzeesenjoygettingtipsy Justlikehumans,chimpanzeesliketogettipsyfromalcohol.Overtheyears,researchershavediscoveredanevolutionaryconnectionbetweenhumansconsumingalcohol,andchimpssearchingfornaturallyfermentedalcohol.It'scalledthe'DrunkenMonkeyHypothesis'.IntheGuineajungle,theseintelligentwildchimpshavebeenclimbingtheraffiapalmtreestostealthealcoholicsapthathumanshavebeencollectedincontainers.Thetotalalcoholamountinthisfermentedpalmsapaveragesat3percent,equivalenttoasmallbeer!  (SergeyUryadnikov/Shutterstock.com) Acat'smeowisaformofcommunicationwithhumansonly,notothercats Cats,ourfurryfriendswholovetospendtheirtimeloungingbesideus…orontopofus,buthaveyounoticedthattheyalwaysmeowaroundus?Well,thisisaformofcommunication,butonlybetweencatsandhumans.Youwon'tseeourfelinefriendsusingthesameformofcontactwithanothercat,apartfromkittenstotheirmothers.Catsalsoconnecttheirheadswithhumanstoletthemknowtheyfeelsafe.Howspecialoftheselittlesweethearts! (PhotobyMiladaVigerovaonUnsplash) Babyelephantsself-soothebysuckingtheirtrunk Justlikehumanbabies,youngelephantsalsoself-soothe.Babiesusetheformofthumb-suckingorapacifierwhereasinfantelephantssucktheirowntrunksforcomfort.Ifyoueverhaveachancetowitnessityouwillagreeitisthesweetestsight! (MorgensTrolle/Shutterstock.com) Anoctopushasthreehearts,ninebrains,andblueblood Ourdarkoceansarehometomillionsofknownandmysteriousspecifies,themanywondersofunderwatersea-creatures.However,thegiantPacificoctopusistrulysomethingmagnificent.Withthreehearts,ninebrains,andbluebloodtheseeight-armedcreaturesarenothingshortofextraordinary.Onemainbraincontrolstheirnervoussystemwitheightsmallerbrainscontrollingeachoftheireightarms.Twoheartspumpbloodtotheirgillswithonelargerheartcirculatingbloodtotherestofthebody.Theycanalsocamouflageforprotectionwhenhuntingforfoodandreleaseatoxicinkwhenalarmed.Fascinating,right? (PhotobySerenaRepiceLentinionUnsplash) Maleseahorsesgivebirthtotheiryoung Unlikeeveryotherlivingcreatureonourplanet,seahorsesaretheonlyspecieswherethemaleexperiencespregnancyandgivesbirthtotheiryoung.Maleseahorseshavepouchesontheirstomachswhichcarriesupto2,000babiesatatime. (RichCarey/Shutterstock.com) Penguinsproposetoeachotherwithpebbles IfyouhaveseenDavidAttenboroughfamous'OurPlanet'youwillknowthatwhenpenguinschooseamatetheystaytogetherforalifetime.Justashumansproposetooneanotherbyexchangingaring,penguinsusethesamemethodbutwithapebble.Whentheyseeanotherpenguinthattheylike,theybringasmallstoneovertothemtorepresenttheirlifelongcommitmenttoeachother.Thisonereallypullsonyourheartstrings! (PhotobyRobertKeaneonUnsplash) YOUMIGHTALSOLIKE: 18CutePhotosofBabyAnimalstoMakeYouSmile[LIST]ThisIsWhatHappensWhenScientistsDebateAnimalCutenessWhatIsYourSpiritAnimal?[QUIZ] 0 0 0 ALLISONMICHELLEDIENSTMAN, CONTRIBUTOR Workingfromherlaptopasafreelancewriter,Allisonlivesasadigitalnomad,exploringtheworldwhilesharingpositivityandlaughter.Sheisaloveroflanguage,travel,music,andcreativitywithadegreeinChineselanguageandliterature. 0 0 0 MostReadNow: 7SurprisingBananaPeelUses ThisNewGuineaDogisSingingaNewTune 11-Year-OldNigerianBoyLeapstoFame About Contact TermsofUse Privacy CookiePolicy Newsletter WebDesign AccessibilityStatement Sitemap               x GOODFORyou! Literally. Signuptogetthegoodstuffdeliveredtoyourinbox,weekly. GOTIT! Thankyouforsigningup.Expecttohearfromusverysoon. Tothesite