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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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People of fab, got an interesting animal fact? Share it here! I’ll start:
1. Australian koala population is currently dwindling due to 90% of them having chlamydia
2. A polar bears liver has a fatal dose (for humans) of Vitamin A
3. Penguins wings are designed so that they are about to accelerate rapidly in water, then can turn much faster then other swimmers and they can go ~45 knots an hour! |
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By *o30Woman
over a year ago
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"A giraffe has more bones in its neck than in an entire human body.
Also monkeys can get away with throwing poo about, people....not so much  "
Despite its elongated form, the neck of a giraffe is made up of just seven large bones |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A giraffe has more bones in its neck than in an entire human body.
Also monkeys can get away with throwing poo about, people....not so much
Despite its elongated form, the neck of a giraffe is made up of just seven large bones "
I actually had a book of "facts" that said that as well the bloody lairs. Second one is definitely true though |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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The vagus nerve leaves the brain goes down the neck, loops around the aorta and back up into the brain. This is an evolutionary throwback from a common ancestor of all current mammals |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Flamingos are actually white they get their colour from their diet.
It'd the male seahorse that gets pregnant.
Dolphins sleep with one eye open."
Also when dolphins are sleeping, they rest half their brain at a time |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Flamingos are actually white they get their colour from their diet.
It'd the male seahorse that gets pregnant.
Dolphins sleep with one eye open."
Sorry to be 'that' person. But the male seahorse doesn't get pregnant, they just incubate the eggs then give 'birth' to live young. |
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Squirrels have a valve at the base of their tale that they can open and close to keep warm or keep cool.
Female Blue tits can have up to 16 eggs laid over 2 weeks...the first egg laid won't start to develop until she has laid the last one. |
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Male giraffes drink female giraffes urine to gauge the ideal mating time.
Reindeer eyeballs turn blue in winter to help them see at lower light levels. (They're golden-colored in summer.) No other mammals are known to have this ability.
Some turtles can breathe out of their butts.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A giraffe has more bones in its neck than in an entire human body.
Also monkeys can get away with throwing poo about, people....not so much
Despite its elongated form, the neck of a giraffe is made up of just seven large bones
I actually had a book of "facts" that said that as well the bloody lairs. Second one is definitely true though "
More bones or more bone?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Dromedary camels have an organ in their throat called a Dulla. It is a large inflatable sac & the male camels expand it when they are aroused and let it hang out their mouth.
I learnt this after arguing with my daughter it was a tongue. Then I had a good laugh at some of the Google image search results  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Cats pass on a germ (can’t remember what kind) that causes humans to be more prone to sexual deviance.
Thank you, cats. "
Toxoplasma gondii I think is the one you’re referring to
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Cats pass on a germ (can’t remember what kind) that causes humans to be more prone to sexual deviance.
Thank you, cats.
Toxoplasma gondii I think is the one you’re referring to
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That’s the one! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The African Black Footed cat is absolutely teeny toatie and is also the world's deadliest cat with a 60% kill rate.
They are also adorable and I want one. |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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Despite being smaller than both Lions and Tigers, as the 3rd largest big cat in the world, jaguars have the strongest bite force of any big cat, and that's pure bite force, or based upon relative size.
Compared to most species of crocodiles, especially salt water crocodiles, Alligators are rather docile and friendly by comparison - do not mistake for actual friendliness! |
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It was once thought that the Komodo Dragon’s mouth was so full of nasty bacteria that it’s prey died of blood poisoning. But, recent research has shown that the Komodo Dragon actually has venom which seeps into bite sites from the base of its teeth, which stops the blood clotting, decreases blood pressure, and send the prey into shock, rendering it too weak to fight back.
Also, Komodo’s can eat up to 80% of their body weight in a single sitting… but like me when someone puts a cheese board in front of me. |
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By *abluesbabyMan
over a year ago
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Polar Bears are the only mammal that ACTIVELY hunt humans as food.
Don't confuse other predators such as tigers and lions etc... who all OPPORTUNISTICALLY occasionally kill and eat humans. None of them actively do it, except the polar bear. |
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"Flamingos are actually white they get their colour from their diet.
It'd the male seahorse that gets pregnant.
Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
Sorry to be 'that' person. But the male seahorse doesn't get pregnant, they just incubate the eggs then give 'birth' to live young. "
Thanks for clearing that up |
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"People of fab, got an interesting animal fact? Share it here! I’ll start:
1. Australian koala population is currently dwindling due to 90% of them having chlamydia
2. A polar bears liver has a fatal dose (for humans) of Vitamin A
3. Penguins wings are designed so that they are about to accelerate rapidly in water, then can turn much faster then other swimmers and they can go ~45 knots an hour! "
a koalas finger print and a humans finger print are indistinguishable when put side by side |
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Sharks give birth to a single pup, in actual fact the mother is pregnant with up to twelve young but the surviving pup has only survived because it has cannibalized it's siblings whilst in its mother's womb, only the most vicious survive |
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"The African Black Footed cat is absolutely teeny toatie and is also the world's deadliest cat with a 60% kill rate.
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I think we need to release a few dozen in to the halls of parliament- see if they can clean things up a little |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Bobbitt worm is named after John Wayne Bobbitt, who got his cock cut off by his wife. He’s actually in porn films now; they reattached it.
If you want nightmares, search for images of the Bobbitt worm. |
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By *M_RCouple
over a year ago
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"People of fab, got an interesting animal fact? Share it here! I’ll start:
1. Australian koala population is currently dwindling due to 90% of them having chlamydia
2. A polar bears liver has a fatal dose (for humans) of Vitamin A
3. Penguins wings are designed so that they are about to accelerate rapidly in water, then can turn much faster then other swimmers and they can go ~45 knots an hour! "
Termites fart more times per day than any other animal, closely followed by cattle, sheep & dogs. Particularly Labradors & other retrievers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A giraffe has more bones in its neck than in an entire human body.
Also monkeys can get away with throwing poo about, people....not so much "
BS - Giraffes have the same number of vertebrate bones in their necks as is humans - obviously they are bigger |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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"People of fab, got an interesting animal fact? Share it here! I’ll start:
1. Australian koala population is currently dwindling due to 90% of them having chlamydia
2. A polar bears liver has a fatal dose (for humans) of Vitamin A
3. Penguins wings are designed so that they are about to accelerate rapidly in water, then can turn much faster then other swimmers and they can go ~45 knots an hour!
Termites fart more times per day than any other animal, closely followed by cattle, sheep & dogs. Particularly Labradors & other retrievers. "
Dogs do it because of the absolute shit processed food we give them. Dogs not fed on it fart considerably less.
On that note, rats and mice are unable to fart or burp. |
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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago
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"A giraffe has more bones in its neck than in an entire human body.
Also monkeys can get away with throwing poo about, people....not so much
BS - Giraffes have the same number of vertebrate bones in their necks as is humans - obviously they are bigger "
A baby giraffe or Tyson Fury
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