They say you learn something new everyday… why not learn a whole batch of things at once? Expand your animal knowledge with these crazy cool 24 facts!

Crested coua hatchlings have special markings inside their mouths to let parents know where to put the food.

animal fact - Reptile

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Male llamas bite off other male llamas’ testicles to get rid of competitors during the mating season

animal fact - Llama

 

Via u/Jkhudr

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Hippos produce red sweat that looks similar to blood.

animal fact - Elephant

 

Via londolozi

4

The yellow-backed duiker eats grass and fruit, but also any birds they can manage to catch.

animal fact - Vertebrate

 

Via The Chive

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Tigers love to swim and lions don’t. This is genetic. So, ligers can also easily swim and tigons only do it when necessary.

animal fact - Tiger

 

Via The Chive

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Newborn pandas don’t have black spots, they appear later. Just like Dalmatian puppies.

animal fact - Skin

 

Via @zooborns

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Possums eat dozens of types of venomous snakes and thousands of ticks. Also, they rarely get infected with rabies because their blood is too cold.

animal fact - Mammal

 

Via The Chive

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Penguins take turns sitting on their eggs. When a male goes away to eat, he usually can’t find his way back and lets out loud screams. Females recognize their unique male partners’ voices out of thousands, and scream back telling them where to go.

animal fact - Penguin

 

Via The Chive

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During mating season, deers wear twigs and bracken to attract females.

animal fact - Horn

 

Via @suelind7

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Elephants have hair that reflects heat from their skin and cools them down.

animal fact - Mammal

 

Via @zoo.leipzig

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Quokkas swallow and digest their food, then throw it up and eat it again to get the nutrients they need.

animal fact - Mammal

 

Via The Chive

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Polar bears have black skin and colorless fur, so it does not get gray with age. The only body part that does turn gray with age is their claws.

animal fact - Vertebrate

 

Via The Chive

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Snails can sleep for up to three years.

animal fact - Snails and slugs

 

Via The Chive

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14

When in danger, the tamandua releases a smell worse than a skunk.

animal fact - Vertebrate

 

Via @cincinnatizoo

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Stingrays have an amazing sense of smell that makes up for having poor vision.

animal fact - Fish

 

Via The Chive

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The needles of a porcupine aren’t harmful for the first 30 minutes of their life before they become stronger.

animal fact - Mammal

 

Via u/Scaulbylausis

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Bearcats smell like buttered popcorn due to a compound found in their urine that is also found in certain foods.

animal fact - Vertebrate

 

Via The Chive

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Raccoons have sensitive receptors in their paws that allow them to climb almost any surface.

animal fact - Siding

 

Via u/JGolden32

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Male pond sliders grumble and females hiss. People use this to identify the sex of the turtles.

animal fact - Turtle

 

Via @androsatria

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The protective shells of a baby pangolin are very soft when they are young, so the mothers curl around their bodies to protect them.

animal fact - Snake

 

Via @pangolinconservation

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A mother bear typically has two to three cubs in a litter.

animal fact - Mammal

 

Via Pikabu

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Crayfish eat their own shells to restore their calcium balance after shedding it.

animal fact - Crayfish

 

Via u/WIZARD0989

and Greater flamingos are different birds of a different color. Only their hatchings look similar.

animal fact - Bird - 3

 

Via @alainzoouae / @zoogirlsd

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If a snake looks like a sausage and its eyelids don’t move, it is not a snake, but a harmless, legless lizard.

animal fact - Reptile