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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Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever wondered what Grumpy cats real name is, and what makes the famous cat appear to be so grumpy? Well we can tell you that the real name of Grumpy Cat is not Grumpy Cat at all, it is Tardar Sauce. She got that name from her original orangish coloring. Grumpy Cat has become an …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Did you know that some lizards can make their tails fall off when attacked by predators? Not only do the tails of the lizards fall off, but they can also grow back. This seems like a pretty cool feature, but why? Tails on animals can be a pretty awesome and handy thing to have. They can …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ravens and crows have funerals! How amazing is this? One would think that mourning over a lost one, in conjunction with ceremonies and rituals are only the domain of humans, but the activities of these birds turn many of our preconceived conceptions on their heads. We better clear a few things up before some people get …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sloths poop once a week, and on the ground. This is odd for a tree dwelling creature, and even more disturbingly, this simple act results in about half of all sloth deaths. So how would you feel knowing that taking a dump in the woods could potentially lead to death? I bet it’s a situation …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Scotland’s national animal is actually a unicorn which isn’t even a real animal. But why is Scotland’s national animal a unicorn? The unicorn is a symbol of purity and grace. The coat of arms of James VI of Scotland had two unicorns on it. But come on. It’s a creature of myth and legend. Are the Scots breaking …
Reading Time: 2 minutes When it comes to homosexuality many people will argue it’s not the natural way. Many more will attempt to point out that that it’s only the domain of people. How wrong are they. In fact, male bats exhibit the highest rate of homosexuality among mammals. It’s not exactly rocket science to understand that animals engage …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Scorpions glow in the dark. I don’t know if this fact is either creepy or awesome or both. Scorpions are the creature of nightmares. Along with spiders and snakes, they rank as among the creepiest of creepy creatures on this third rock from the sun. Often used as a prop in intense scenes in B grade Hollywood …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Well I must say that this is something that I was not expecting at all. If you drop a tarantula it will explode and shatter. It hardly at all seems plausible that an animal that appears so soft and furry could be so delicate, but it is. So exactly what is it about this spider …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Are ants lazy? On first thought you’d probably say, “you gotta be kidding me, they’re among the hardest, most productive workers in the entire world.” But have you ever sat down and looked at them, I mean really studied them. Every moment of their hectic lives, from dawn to dusk and all night long. If …
