Funny Animal Facts

Dolphins are known to give each other names and respond when called.

Sloths only poop once a week and risk their lives doing so, as they climb down from trees to do their business.

A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

Cows have best friends and get stressed when separated from them.

Goats have rectangular pupils, which helps them have a wider field of vision.

Pigs have been found to be as intelligent as dogs and even some primates.

Kangaroos cannot walk backward, which makes them the only large animal that cannot do so.

Bees can recognize people’s faces and even have a favorite flower color.

Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.

Otters hold hands while sleeping to prevent drifting apart.

Turkeys can blush when they are excited or under stress.

Peacocks can fly but prefer to run to impress their potential mates.

Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.

A small percentage of male koalas have a scent gland that makes them smell like cough drops.

Giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae as humans.

Penguins propose to their mates with a pebble.

Squirrels often forget where they hide their nuts, which inadvertently helps with reforesting.

Hamsters will eat their young if they feel stressed or threatened.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Rats laugh when tickled.

Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.

Funny Animal Facts part 2

The average dog can understand around 165 words.

Bats are the only mammals that can fly.

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Male penguins babysit the eggs while the females go hunting.

Beavers have orange teeth because they are made of iron.

A cat’s nose print is unique, just like a human’s fingerprint.

Quokkas, small marsupials from Australia, are known as the happiest animals in the world.

Cows have regional accents, and their moos can differ depending on where they are from.

Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the immortal jellyfish, can revert back to its juvenile state after reaching adulthood.

The sound a fox makes is called gekkering.

Praying mantises have only one ear and are partially deaf.

Whales have belly buttons.

The oldest cat ever recorded lived up to 38 years old.

A group of porcupines is called a prickle.

Penguins have an internal compass that helps them navigate and find their way back to their colonies.

Hippos produce pink milk.

Cats have five toes on their front paws but only four on their back paws.

Raccoons can remember individual tasks for up to three years.

A group of ferrets is called a business.

The average housefly lives for only two to three weeks.

Puffins mate for life and return to their same burrow with their partner each breeding season.

Cheetahs can go from 0 to 60 mph in just three seconds.

Hyenas’ laughter is not a sign of happiness but rather a signal of submission.

Sea otters hold hands while sleeping to prevent drifting apart.