These 31 Animal Facts Are Pleasantly Surprising
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Published
07/30/2014
Here are 31 heartwarming animal facts to brighten up your day.
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When cats head butt you, they are showing trust to make you feel safe -
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Dogs sneeze to show other dogs that they're being playful, not aggressive. -
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Studies have shown that goats have accents. Also they look adorable in sweaters. -
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A "fluffle" is what you call a group of rabbits. -
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When flamingoes are hanging out together they're called a "flamboyance". -
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Crows are actually super smart. They even play pranks on each other just for fun. -
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Dolphins know, and have names for each other. It certainly makes dolphin get togethers a lot easier. -
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Groups of fuzzy, lovable pugs are known as "grumbles." -
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Thank your local squirrels for all those new trees. Hundreds of trees grow every year because of squirrels forgetting where they buried their nuts. -
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Oysters can change their sex. It just depends on which is more advantageous for mating. -
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Elephant shrews are actually closely related to elephants. -
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Newborn pandas are no heavier than a cup of tea. -
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Nose prints for dogs are like finger prints for humans. No two are exactly alike. -
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The chow is the only dog without a pink tongue -
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The reason bats don't walk, is because they can't. Their leg bones are too thin. -
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Killer whales are actually a species of dolphin. -
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Fireflies are completely harmless. They don't even carry diseases. -
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Male turtles grunt, and female turtles hiss. That's how you can tell them apart. -
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A tuna can swim up to 40 miles in one day. -
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Goat's milk has more calcium than cow's milk. -
21.
Polar bears give off no detectable heat. -
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Chickens with red ear lobes lay brown eggs, and chickens with white ear lobes lay white eggs. Weird. -
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Federally certified search and rescue dogs cost about 10,000 to train. We couldn't find a picture of one, so here's the next best example of a dog coming to the rescue. -
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The country with the most dogs is the United States. France has the second most. -
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Bulls are colorblind, and can't see the color red. -
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Frogs absorb water through their skin. -
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Instead of greying, giraffes fur darkens as they age. -
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A champagne cork is more likely to kill you than a deadly spider. That's actually a load off my mind. -
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A champagne cork is more likely to kill you than a deadly spider. That's actually a load off my mind. -
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Adults bears can run as fast as horses. -
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Humming birds can fly backwards. They're the only birds who can do this. -
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Sea horses are the slowest fish in the sea. They swim at only 0.01 MPH.
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