Did you know that an octopus’ blood is blue in colour? That cows actually have best friends, or that we share 70% of our DNA with slugs?
These are just a few of the many unbelievable animal facts that make you truly appreciate God’s creativity and even sense of humour.
Learn more about the animal kingdom and its members’ weirdness below:
1. A grasshopper can leap 20 times the length of its own body.
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2. An African butterfly has enough poison in its body to kill six cats.
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3. Rats laugh when tickled.
4. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
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5. Honeybees can flap their wings 200 times per second. Read more fascinating facts about bees here.
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6. Turtles can breathe through their butts.
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7. A sea lion is the first nonhuman mammal with a proven ability to keep a beat.
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8. Female pandas ovulate only once a year. They are fertile only two or three days of the year.
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9. Studies show that goats have accents.
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10. Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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11. Female koalas have two vaginas.
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12. A newborn kangaroo can fit in a teaspoon.
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13. An octopus has three hearts.
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14. Dolphins have names for each other.
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15. Worms communicate by snuggling.
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