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The facts are so awesome can I tell some facts? Giraffes don't have vocal chords. Most of the ice in Antarctica is made of penguins urine. The ... SkiptocontentMenuMenuScience&Nature›Animals300RandomAnimalFactsWrittenBy:LukeWardLastUpdated:February8,2022ReadingTime:18MinutesFiledUnder:AnimalsIttakes3,000cowstosupplytheNFLwithenoughleatherforayear'ssupplyoffootballs.ShareTweetSaveShareSharePrintIfyou’relookingforthemostinterestinglistofanimalfacts,you’reattherightplace!Hereare300ofthebestfun&randomfactsaboutanimals!Gorillascancatchhumancoldsandotherillnesses.AnewbornChinesewaterdeerissosmallitcanalmostbeheldinthepalmofthehand.Ostrichescanrunfasterthanhorses,andthemalescanroarlikelions.Alioninthewildusuallymakesnomorethantwentykillsayear.Thefemaleliondoesninetypercentofthehunting.Theworld’ssmallestdogwasaYorkshireTerrier,whichweighedjustfourounces.Turtles,watersnakes,crocodiles,alligators,dolphins,whales,andotherwatergoingcreatureswilldrownifkeptunderwatertoolong.AlmosthalfthepigsintheworldarekeptbyfarmersinChina.Onaverage,dogshavebettereyesightthanhumans,althoughnotascolorful.Deerhavenogallbladders.Thereisanaverageof50,000spidersperacreingreenareas.Snakesarecarnivores,whichmeanstheyonlyeatanimals,oftensmallonessuchasinsects,birds,frogsandothersmallmammals.InAlaskaitisillegaltowhisperinsomeone’searwhilethey’remoosehunting.Thebatistheonlymammalthatcanfly.Thelegbonesofabataresothinthatoutofthe1,200speciesofbats,only2canwalkonground.ThesearetheVampirebatandtheBurrowingbat.Somemalesongbirdssingmorethan2,000timeseachday.Theonlymammalstoundergomenopauseareelephants,humpbackwhalesandhumanfemales.Blue-eyedlemursareoneoftwo(non-human)primatestohavetrulyblueeyes.Atarantulaspidercansurviveformorethantwoyearswithoutfood.Foreveryhumanintheworldthereareonemillionants.Ifyouliftakangaroo’stailoffthegrounditcan’thop–theyusetheirtailsforbalance.Ifyoukeepagoldfishinadarkroom,itwillbecomepale!Cowscansleepstandingup,buttheycanonlydreamlyingdown.Thesentence“Thequickbrownfoxjumpsoveralazydog.”useseveryletterofthealphabet.Theaveragefoxweighs14pounds.ThescientificnameoftheredfoxisVulpesvulpes.Alligatorsgenerallylivebetween30&50years.Asingleelephanttoothcanweighasmuchas9pounds.TheturkeyisoneofthemostfamousbirdsinNorthAmerica.AhouseflyhumsinthekeyofF.DuringWorldWarII,Americanstriedtotrainbatstodropbombs.Canislupuslupusisthescientificnameforagreywolf.Toescapethegripofacrocodile’sjaw,pushyourthumbintoitseyeballs-itwillletyougoinstantly.Itismucheasierfordogstolearnspokencommandsiftheyaregiveninconjunctionwithhandsignalsorgestures.Evenasmallamountofalcoholplacedonascorpionwillmakeitgocrazyandstingitselftodeath!Malerabbitsarecalled“bucks,”femalesare“does.”Theflamingocanonlyeatwhenitsheadisupsidedown.Animalsgenerate30timesmorewastethanhumanswhichis1.4billiontonseveryyear.Antsneversleep.Alsotheydon’thavelungs.Agroupofowlsiscalledaparliament.Justonecowgivesoffenoughharmfulmethanegasinasingledaytofillaround400literbottles.Pearandappleseedscontainarsenic,whichmaybedeadlytodogs.Cows haveonelargestomachthatisdividedintofourcompartmentstogothroughthedifferentstagesofdigestion.Ananteaterisnearly6feetlong,yetitsmouthisonlyaninchwide.ThebluewhaleweighsasmuchasthirtyelephantsandisaslongasthreeGreyhoundbuses.Aherdofsixtycowsiscapableofproducingatonofmilkinlessthanaday.Agrasshoppercanleap20timesthelengthofitsownbody.Atbirth,babykangaroosareonlyaboutaninchlong–nobiggerthanalargewaterbugoraqueenbee.Thesmellofaskunkcanbedetectedbyahumanamileaway.ThereisabutterflyinAfricawithenoughpoisoninitsbodytokillsixcats!Catshavelivedwithpeopleforonly7,000years.Ablackpantherisreallyablackleopard.Thehoneybeehasbeenaroundfor30millionyears.ThedumbestdogintheworldistheAfghanhounds.Acathas32musclesineachear.Adog’sshoulderbladesareunattachedtotherestoftheskeletontoallowgreaterflexibilityforrunning.Tigershavestripedskinaswellastheirfur.Hipposcanrunfasterthanhumans!TheLatinnameformooseisalcesalces.TheearliestEuropeanimagesofdogsarefoundincavepaintingsdatingback12,000yearsagoinSpain.Babyhorsescanwalkandrunafterjustafewhoursofbeingborn.Thekangaroo’sancestorslivedintrees.Todaythereareeightdifferentkindsoftreekangaroos.Awoodpeckercanpeck20timespersecond.Thegreathornedowlhasnosenseofsmell.Scientistshaveperformedbrainsurgeryoncockroaches.Thefleacanjumpupto200timesitsownheight.ThisisequaltoamanjumpingtheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYork.Mostelephantsweighlessthanthetongueofabluewhale.TheveryfirstbombthattheAlliesdroppedonBerlininWorldWarTwohitanelephant.Agardencaterpillarhas248musclesinitshead.Amothhasnostomach.GeorgeWashington’steethweremadeofelephantivory,andwalrustusks.Reindeermilkhasmorefatthancowmilk.Goatsandsheepareseasonalbreeders.Anelephantcansmellwaterupto3milesaway.Deercan’teathay.Askunkwillnotbiteandthrowitsscentatthesametime.In2003,Dr.RogerMugfordinventedthe“wag-o-meter”adevicethatclaimstointerpretadog’sexactmoodbymeasuringthewagofitstail.Everydayoftheyear,100whalesarekilledbywhalefisherman.Ifyoucutoffasnail’seye,itwillgrowanewone.Theostrichhastwotoesoneachfootwhichgivesitgreaterspeed.Lonomiaobliquaistheworld’sdeadliestcaterpillar.‘Jaws’isthemostcommonnameforagoldfish.Themostdogseverownedbyonepersonwere5,000MastiffsownedbyKublaKhan.Onaverage,cowspoop16timesperday!Thephrase“rainingcatsanddogs”originatedinseventeenth-centuryEngland.Duringheavyrainstorms,manyhomelessanimalswoulddrownandfloatdownthestreets,givingtheappearancethatithadactuallyrainedcatsanddogs.Themostpoisonousfishintheworldisthestonefish.Killerwhalesarenotwhalesatall,ratheraspeciesofdolphin.Goatswerethefirstanimalsdomesticatedbymanin10,000B.C.Dogshavesweatglandsinbetweentheirpaws.Thefearofanimalsiscalledzoophobia.Weshare70%ofourDNAwithaslug.Weshare98.4%ofourDNAwithachimp.Firefliesdonotbiteorhavepincers.Firefliesareharmless,theydon’tevencarrydiseases.Chocolate,macadamianuts,cookedonions,oranythingwithcaffeineisharmfultodogs.Notwotigerseverhavethesamestripes,andthisishowindividualtigerscanbeidentified.TheAmericanKennelClub,themostinfluentialdogclubintheUnitedStates,wasfoundedin1884.Thelongestrecordedlifespanofaslugwas1year,6months.Awhale’sheartbeatsonlyninetimesaminute.Elephantsarecoveredwithhair.A‘haw’isthethirdeyelidofacat,whichcanonlybeseenwhenthecatisn’twell.Pages:123NextPageRelatedPosts100FactsAboutCatsThatYouShouldReadRightMeow200FunFactsThatYou’llLoveToKnowHowAnimalsSeeTheWorldInfoGraphic1000Random&InterestingFactsAboutLiterallyEverythingEverWonderedWhattheOppositeofanAlbinoAnimalis?100FactsAboutDogs&PuppiesShareThisAboutTheAuthorLukeWardLukeWardisthefounderofTheFactSite.He'saprofessionalblogger&researcherwithover11years’experienceinfactfinding,SEO&webdesign.Inhissparetimehelovestotravelanddrinkcoffee.MoreFromAnimals15AwesomeFactsAboutDragonflies5BrilliantFactsAboutRhinocerosBeetlesFactCheckHereatTheFactSite,wehaveateamdedicatedtocheckingourcontentforaccuracy.Occasionallywemaygetthingswrong,orinformationbecomesoutdated.Ifyoubelievesomethingtobeincorrect,please leaveusamessagebelow.102CommentsTigerscannotactuallyroar.Wheneveryouseeatigerroaringinafilm,it’sactuallyalion.I’mdonewiththisaswellandiwontsayididn’tenjoyit,i’msearchingformore.actuallyonlythreepercentofAntarcticaispenguinurineTheHippooneisincorrect.Itsnotsweat,itsaoilysubstancewhichisaskinmoisturizer,waterrepellentandantibiotic.ThefactsaresoawesomecanItellsomefacts?Giraffesdon’thavevocalchords.MostoftheiceinAntarcticaismadeofpenguinsurine.Thespeedofaslothis0.15mph.Theheartofashrimpislocatedinitshead.Asnailcansleepforthreeyears.Arhinoceroshornismadeofhair.Slugshavefournoses.Andtherearemanyotherfunfactslikethis.Gotagoodreadoutofthis.IwillbedancinglikeachickenonMay14th!TheseareamazingandI’dliketoaddfewmoreInterestingFactsaboutAnimals:Theageofadeepseaspongeis11,000years.Snailvenomcantreatchronicpain.Fewfemalefish,birdsandinsectscanreproducewithoutmatingwithmales.Infox.Thereisavin“over”lmfaoThesefactsarefuntoreadthrough.There’snothingquiteliketheworldofanimals.#32CanislupislupisisthenamefortheNorthAmericanGreywolf,CanislupusbaileyiisthenamefortheMexicangreywolf.#54thatdependsonthemethodofdeterminingintelligence.Ifyouuseobedienceasthemeasure,allsighthoundswillfalllowinthelist,howevermostallsighthoundsaremoreintelligentinmattersofhuntingwheretheywilllearnpreymovementsandattempttopredictwherethepreywillgonext.itsuredid!thereisaVinover…“T”hequickbrownfoxsmh#132isfalse.MythcreatedtosellsharkcartilagetakenfromsharksAlsobreedingageofmalegoatsis3months.Theyrecommendwaitinguntil8-10monthssothefemaleswon’thurthim.Notallgoatsareseasonalbreeders.Nigeriandwarfs,andPygmiesarenot.Andinwarmerclimates,alotofbreedsthattypicallyareseasonalbreederscanbreedoutofseasonorhavelongerseasons.Also,theyhavetwoseasonsayearwhentheyareseasonalbreeders.Actually,usAmericansdidgetitcorrect….ThescientificnameformooseisAlcesamericanus(Linnaeus)(Cervidae)andthescientificnameforElkisCervuscanadensis.InEurasia,EurasianElk(Alcesalces),arewhathereinAmericawecallMoose.Withthatsaid,theyarestilldifferentspeciesthanourMoose.SoJohniscorrect,maybeinEuropeandEurasianElkiscalledaMoose,butgoingbacktothequestion“AlternateAmericannames…..),itisnotcorrect.Restatingthequestion“AlternateEuropeannames…..)wouldbecorrect.#262.Asanoutdoorenthusiastforover40years,involvedinguidingandoutfitting,IhaveneverheardanAmericanrefertoanElkasaMoose.Sincewehavebothspecieshere,itwouldbelikecallingaBassaSalmon……#52.“Ablackpantherisreallyablackleopard.”Althoughitmightbedifferentinotherareasoftheworld,hereinMichiganitisreallyaversionoftheMountainlion,orpuma.Theyhavedocumentedthemheremerelyablackphaseofthemountainlion,theleopard,notnativetoNorthAmerica,isadifferentspecies.The“v”isin“over”ohjoel…youneedhelpActually,Americansgotitentirelywrong.YouguyscallatypeofdeeranElk.ThescientificnamingforelkisthesameasamooseI’mafraid…Insciencetheyareoneinthesame:)#46therearetwomaindifferentgroupingsofcattleoneisbeefandoneismilkwithmanybreedsfallingintothosecategories.Sothevalidityofthatstatementisverylittlesimplyduetothelackofspecificity.Shar-peihaveblack/bluetoungesaswellyeahmyAkitahadablacktounque,andhewas100%badda$$line#43“cowshave4stomachs”isfalse.TheyhaveONElargestomachthatisDIVIDEDintoFOURcompartmentstogothrewthedifferentstagesofdigestion.266:AlternateAmericannamesfortheElkarethemooseandtheWapiti.IDKaboutWapiti,butinAmerica,ElkandMooseare2differentspecies.Elkhavethinantlersandmoosehavebroadantlers(theyalsohavedifferentcalls)ScorpionsDOnotkillthemselvesfromalcoholbeingpouredonthemI’veshownlike50peoplevarioustypesofalcoholandscopioncombinationsevensubmergedsomeinityesvodkawhiskeywuneginmoonshinefox,youliterallysaiditnumber24…thefoxtypistslinedoesnothaveeveryletter.Whereis“X”inthatphrase?Number284isweird..Whatifamoosejustwalksintheroadthenstartsdoingitwithyourcar…o.oDidyouknow,dogsorcatswithwhitefurandblueeyesaredeaf?Acowhas1stomachbutregurgitatesmultipletimes.searchupthe‘AfricanUnicorn’;-)TherearelotsofdogsnotjustChowsthathavetoungesthatarenotpinkThereareover70breedsofdogthatcan/dohavetonguesthatarenotpink.writeabouthippopotamusfornumber61…snakesalsohavetwopenisHellothere!IcouldhaveswornI’vevisitedthisblogbeforebutaftergoingthroughmanyofthepostsIrealizedit’snewtome.Regardless,I’mcertainlyhappyIcameacrossitandI’llbebook-markingitandcheckingbackregularly!YoureadALLofthem!!??writeaboutmonkeys!!!monkeysaremyfavoriteanimal!!thendoesthatmeanweareunicornswithoutrainbowfur,fartrainbows,andstandontwolegs?True,butjustbecauseit’smythicaldoesn’tmeantherearen’tfactsaboutit!AndIhopeithelpedwithyourschoolwork:)DARKchocolateYestheiristhequickbrownfoxjumpsoVer.VinoverduhIlikemostofthemthoughiusethemformynewsforschool!Well,inCambodiaandsomeothercountriestheyeatboiledduckandgooseeggswiththedeadbabyinthem.Thebabiesareboiledalive,andIdonotagreewiththat.Sometimestheyjusteattheduckandgooseeggslikearegularegg.Justaddthewordveryto24ThisisCourtneyagain.Iwaswrongaboutnumber24Number24isincorrectwritethecorrectlistthenoVer24iswrong,itdoesn’tuseallthelettersofthealphabet…there’sno“v”Alotofthesearesimplyincorrect.Re-checkyoursources.Howevermanyofthemareindeedtrueandinterestingsothankyouforthoseones.Thenavyorsomethingtraineddolphinstolookforlostorsukinmissiles.Likeflipper:)Number88isfalseitwasdogsdomesticatedin30,000.BcHey,thanksforlettingusknow!IheardthatgiraffesmakeareallydeepneighGETITINLOIN!!:)innumber296Cowsdon’thave4stomachs,thisisacommonmisnomer.1stomachw/4compartments.Ifoundseveralothersneedcorrectingtoo.ButIlearnedafewnewfunfactsIdidn’tknow.~AnimalScience/Pre-vetmajorCowsdon’thave4stomachs.Istomachw/4compartments.Ifoundseveralothersneedcorrectingtoo.ButIlearnedafewnewfactsIdidn’tknow.~AnimalScience/Pre-vetmajorwhatrutakeingaboutnr18isincorrectaswell.There’speoplewhoeatsnakesandsnakeeggs.I’msurethere’sothercasesaswellwow!Thisisamazing…horsescan’tvomitbecauseitcan’tbreathethroughthemouth280doesn’themeanfacesnotfaecs(28)Wellduhelephantteetharehuge296isgrossnothey’redefinitelyatthetop,I’vehearditinlotsofdifferentplacessomefactswereACTUALLYREPEATED:))))butitsgoodanyway…False.Yestheyrallergictodarkchocolatethemostbuttheperoxideissofalseastoshowurstupidity.Itwillprobkillthedoglongbeforetheyeatenoughchocolate.Idiot.MostofthesefactsarecompletelyandutterlywrongThusmylittlepony:FriendshipisMagicisborn.Realy278BecauseAligatorsAre778km/h.OK?WhyCrocodilesEatStones?TheyEatGravestones!actuallyalotofthemaretruebutagoodamountofthemarealsofalseactually221iswrongbecausecrocodiletonguesareatthebottomofthemouthmybabygoteatinbyaDINGO…………itwasfunnyYeahlikeifanyofit’srealit’sallfakeexceptthefact#13it’struecuzIgotbustedforitkkIdidn’tovisoualysomeonehasdoneitorelseitwouldn’thavebeenposted!!!JustsayingHereisoneyoucouldaddunlessyoualreadyhaveitandImissedit.OwlsandPenguinsaretheonly2birdsthatdonothavecrops.Yeahthisisareallygoodpagebutsomeofthesefactsareincorrect.Flamingosarepinkbecauseofthealgaetheyeat,nottheshrimps.Theoneabout75%ofwildbirdsliving6monthsalsoneedsrevising.ThereareafewmorethatareoutbutIfeelreallybadasIcantellloadsofworkhasgoneintothispage.Iamaconservationbiologistbytradeandsomeofthesepointshavesurprisedevenme.Excellentpagethatonceeditedwillbeperfectforallreaders.ThatelephantduringWW2mademyday!!!Althoughveryinteresting,someofthese“facts”arenotfacts.Recheckyoursources.Greatarticlethough.snailshave47,000teethandbythewaycrocodileteetharemadeofkeratinnotcertainWhaterrorsareyouseeingwiththeabovepost?Ifyoucantellus,wewouldbemorethenhappytochangeanyspellingmistakes/wrongfacts.AndEnglishisourfirstlanguage;)stoppedreadingonceIstartedfindinghorriblespellingandcontradicting“Facts”.Thislistneedsanedit.SomebodywhospeaksEnglishastheirFIRSTlanguageplease.231)Aherdofunicornsiscalledablessing.295)PikachuisamousetypePokémon.172)Agroupoffrogsiscalledanarmy.266)Agroupoffrogsiscalledanarmy.139)TheSeaHorseistheslowestfish,driftingatapproximately0.016km/h.298)TheslowestfishistheSeaHorse,whichmovesalongatabout0.01mph(0.016km/h).212)Ifyouhaveafearofchickens,thenyouactuallyhaveAlektorophobia.251)Alektorophobiaisthefearofchickens.80)Starfishhavenoheart,brain,oreyes!146)Starfishhaveeighteyes–oneattheendofeachleg.166)Dogscansmellabout1,000timesbetterthanhumans.123)Adog’ssmellismorethan100,000timesstrongerthananaveragehuman’s.FeelfreetoaddanyImissed.Ourquiznightwillbegreatthankstothiswebpage,veryinteresting!AnitaHugelist.Greatpost.thethingsthatholdacrayfisheseggsdontreallyhaveanameicallthem“thingies”thereactuallyonly298facts…twoarerepeated.thatagroupoffrogsiscalledanarmyandtherateofwhichseahorsesmoveinterestingfacts80)Starfishhavenoheart,brain,oreyes!146)Starfishhaveeighteyes–oneattheendofeachleg.Makesmequestionthevalidityofthislist.Greatlistoffacts.Alsointerestingtoreadsomeoftheposts.Youtubealcoholonascorpion.Itsamyth…unfortunately.WooowliesDarkchocolateispoisontodogs,ifadogeatssomeyouhavetomakeitdrinkhydrogenporoxidesoitcanthrowitupbeforeitcanbedigested298hasbeenputintwiceTheChowisnttheonlydogwithoutpinktongue,theSharPeialsohasabluetongueLeaveaCommentCancelreplyCommentNameEmailΔFollowUsNewsletterFirstName*FirstLastEmail*SubscribeLatestFacts7SuperFactsAboutNintendo’sMario15FunFactsAboutFijiThatYouShouldKnow100RealFactsAboutChuckNorris20StrangeThingsThatHaveWashedAshoreTrendingTheFactSiteisthenumberonesourceforthemostinteresting&randomfactsaboutanimals,celebrities,food,films,games&somuchmore.Youwilllearnsomethingabouteverything!FollowUsPopularFactsLists1000InterestingFacts200RandomFunFacts100MindBlowingFacts100StrangeButTrueFacts100UtterlyAmazingFacts100InterestingSpaceFactsPopularPagesBigQuestionsDaysoftheYearFactsListsOnThisDayTop100ListsWorldRecordsInformationAboutUsContactUsFAQsNewsletterPrivacyPolicyTheFactShop