Reading Time: 2 minutes Can you imagine this? Sea otters holding hands while sleeping. To us as observers, sea otters holding hands while sleeping may seem cute and adorable, but this practice that they exhibit actually serves a genuine, and necessary need for them. So lets investigate this remarkable trait a little further. The cute and cuddly sea otter, …
Reading Time: 2 minutes River Monsters was a popular TV series that aired from 2009 to 2017 on Animal Planet. The show followed Jeremy Wade, a British angler and biologist, as he traveled the world in search of large and mysterious freshwater fish. Despite its success, the show came to an end in 2017, leaving many fans wondering why. …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Question. How long do koi live for? I’ll just start by saying that it is over 200 years. No, we didn’t accidentally double tap the zero on that number. That’s a real two hundred, and years. But is this the normal life span for most koi? Let’s investigate further. Before you consider purchasing one of …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Did you know that the tigers stripes are on the skin? That’s right. One of the most fearsome animals of the jungle has a tattoo of sorts all over its amazing body. But don’t stop here, read on for more about this amazing discovery. Everyone knows what a tiger is, even toddlers. The mere …
Reading Time: 2 minutes How long do koalas sleep a day? It might surprise you to learn that they sleep for up to an astounding 22 hours a day. That surely is an astronomical amount of time to spend sleeping, so why do they do it? Well, it is a result of their diet. What a life. These cute …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tish the goldfish was the worlds oldest goldfish ever recorded at 43 years. As spectacular as this sound, it’s a truly amazing achievement for a captive fish. Tish the goldfish was won at a funfair in 1956 by a boy named Peter. Little did the the boy know that the fish was going to be …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Did you know that mosquitoes are attracted to pregnant women? Sure, we’ve all been a snack of the deadly little insect from time to time, and even the most oblivious person would have observed that they do have a preference for some people over others. So you have to ask the question, why do they …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Malaysian exploding ant, it has to be one of the weirdest, and coolest methods of self defence in the animal kingdom. But it has one major drawback. Yep, you guessed it. No more ant. When it comes to protecting themselves, the animals of this world have varying methods in which they can achieve this goal. Take …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ants have graveyards! Those small and annoying critters that are the bane of every picnic the world over do something that very few other animals in the animal kingdom do. They have a designated spot for the deceased members of their colony to spend eternity in peace. But why do ants have graveyards? Despite being pesky, …
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’re looking for mammal heart facts look no further. The hearts of all mammals are nearly identical, both in design and function. If you seriously think about this for a moment it has profound implications in many different areas. The areas it could impact vary from evolutionary science through to medicine. It’s been known …
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