Animal Facts

Horseshoe Crabs Are Older Than Dinosaurs, Trees, and Saturn's Rings

And they haven't changed in 230 million years. Horseshoe crabs first appeared 450 million years ago — 50 million years before sharks, 100 million years before trees

Crows Hold Grudges for 17 Years

And they teach their children who to hate. In 2006, a researcher at the University of Washington put on a caveman mask and trapped seven crows

Sharks Are Older Than Trees

Read that again. Sharks showed up about 400 million years ago

Wombats Poop Cubes. That's It. That's the Post.

The bare-nosed wombat of Australia is the only animal on Earth that produces cube-shaped poop. About 100 little bricks a day

Seahorses are monogamous, meaning they maintain only one mate throughout their lives.

Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal on earth.

Approximately the size of billiard ball, their eyes are actually bigger than their brains. They only animals that have larger eyes are the giant sea creatures that lurk in the depths of the oceans

The worlds smallest bat is about the size of a thumbnail and weighs less than a penny, known affectionately as the "Bumblebee Bat".

The Bumblebee Bat resides in Western Thailand in Limestone Caves and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The species shares the title of "Worlds...

Mosquito's are attracted to smelly feet.

It is a well known fact that Mosquito's "smell" their victims as oppose to see them. The main thing Mosquito's are attracted to is the CO2 we all produce

All bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs.

Strictly speaking, "bugs" are an order of insects called Hemiptera. "True Bugs" as entomologiss also call them, are insects that have hypodermic-needle-like mouthparts

Even though the Lion is referred to as the “King of the Jungle,” Lions only live in grasslands and plains.

The expression may have come from an incorrect association between Africa and jungles, or it may refer to a less literal meaning of the word jungle; either way. this is an odd title to give a creat...

The largest snail on record is 12 inches long and weighs about 2 pounds.

The species that holds the title is the Giant African Land Snail. Other species of snails are extremely small, being only a few centimeters long when they are adults and weighing just a couple of ...

Over one million Earth’s could fit inside of the Sun.

If you were to fill a hollow Sun with spherical Earths, somewhere around 960,000 would fit inside. However, if you squashed those Earths to ensure there was no wasted space then you could fit 1,30...

Unlike many other vertebrates, Sharks have no bones at all. Their skeletons are made up entirely of cartilage.

After a shark dies, the salt from the ocean water will completely dissolves its skeleton, leaving only the shark’s teeth behind.

Vultures urinate on their legs and feet to cool off on hot days.

This process is known as urohydrosis. Their urine also helps kill any bacteria or parasites they’ve picked up from walking through carcasses or perching on dead animals

There are approximately 10 million more women in Russia than there are men.

At birth, the ratio of Male to Female is approximately 50/50, no different than the world average. The large difference is thought to be due to WWII and the subsequent wars in which millions of ...

In Egypt, the common Frog is thought of as a symbol of life and fertility. In Egyptian Mythology, Heqet is a Frog Goddess who represents fertility.

The "Punt-Gun" was originally used to hunt ducks. It was said to be able to kill 50+ birds at a time.

The gun was banned in the 1860s

The single largest Ant Colony in the world extends along a stretch of the Mediterranean coast for 3,700 miles. It is home to a species known as the "Argentine Ant".

There is another Argentine Ant colony in California, known simply as the "Californian Large" that extends over 560 miles.

The Centipede is commonly thought to have 100 legs; even the name of the creature means "Hundred Foot" in latin - Centi = "Hundred" , Pedis = "Foot". So does the Centipede actually have 100 Legs?

Despite the name, centipedes have a varying numbers of legs, ranging from 32 legs up to 354. The number of legs depends on the number of body segments it has; for each segment it has a pair of legs

Evaporating Jellyfish?

Jellyfish can be found in every ocean on earth, from the shallows/surface waters, to the deepest depths. Because they are 98% water, when the wash up on shore, they will evaporate within a few h...

Female ferrets can potentially die if they do not mate or are not spayed!

If a female ferret goes into heat and does not mate, she can develop severe, and even life threatening, anemia. A build up of Estrogen can cause the bone marrow to stop producing red blood cells

The fastest bird on land and the fastest 2 legged creature are one in the same; the Ostrich. The Ostrich can burst up to 43 mph while sustaining speeds of 31 mph.

The Ostrich stands between 7 and 9 feet tall and can weight up to 300 pounds. While the ostrich cannot speak, nor is it yellow, I think we can all agree, the ostrich is still one "Big Bird"

Armadillos can hold their breath for up to 6 minutes; they have been known to walk on the bottom of rivers and streams to reach the other side.

Side Note: Baby Armadillos are the cutest thing ever.