Fun facts about animals you probably did not know

Modest snapping shrimp (Synalpheus modestus), side view (15 mm in size). It’s common in the West Pacific and Japan, but this one is from the Indo-Pacific and wholly matches the species description: deep red body and foreclaw with translucent head and claws displaying blue highlights. Also yellow eyes. Underwater macro photography taken in Lembeh, Manado - Indonesia.

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Modest snapping shrimp (Synalpheus modestus), side view (15 mm in size). It’s common in the West Pacific and Japan, but this one is from the Indo-Pacific and wholly matches the species description: deep red body and foreclaw with translucent head and claws displaying blue highlights. Also yellow eyes. Underwater macro photography taken in Lembeh, Manado – Indonesia.

Jacob White, Reporter
May 2, 2023

There are so many things that most of us don’t know about or that no one even understands, and when it comes to animals, there is a lot to look into. This article will be going over a lot of weird fun facts about animals that you probably didn’t know.

  • Polar Bears have Black Skin
  • Starfish do not have a brain
  • The only mammal capable of flight is a bat
  • A pistol shrimp can create temperatures up to 8,000 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Armadillos can catch leprosy
  • Only half a Dolphins brain sleeps at a time
  • Frogs have a 360 degree visual range
  • Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
  • Crocodiles cannot stick their tongue out
  • Tiger pee may smell like buttered popcorn
  • Cats can taste the air
  • Dogs have three eyelids
  • A group of cats is called a clowder
  • Killer Whales are technically dolphins
  • Pandas do handstands when they pee
  • A shrimp’s heart is in its head
  • It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.