Animals

Amazing facts about pets, wildlife, and creatures from across the animal kingdom.

During the Looting of the Chinese Imperial Palace at the End of the Second Opium War, British Soldiers Took a Pekingese Dog to Gift to Queen Victoria. They Named It Looty.

During the Looting of the Chinese Imperial Palace at the End of the Second Opium War, British Soldiers Took a Pekingese Dog to Gift to Queen Victoria. They Named It Looty. January 3, 2023

Certain Types of Fly Larvae are Used to Treat Gangrene Because They Only Feed on Dead and Infected Tissue. December 31, 2022
Cats Have Right or Left Paw Preferences. This is Similar to How Humans are Left or Right Handed. December 31, 2022
The Peregrine Falcon was Save from Extinction When Scientists Invented the Copulation Hats to Mimic Female Mating and Collect Semen. December 31, 2022
Humans Have Trained Rodents to Sniff Out Land Mines in Vietnam. December 31, 2022
Squash Bees are Bee Species That Sleep Inside Pumpkin Flowers. December 31, 2022
A World War II Search and Rescue Dog was Awarded the Dickin Medal for Bravery in 1945. He became the Service's First Search and Rescue Dog and is Credited with Saving the Lives of Over 100 People. December 31, 2022
A Rat's Jaws are Built Like an Alligator's. They Can Exert Up to 7,000 Pounds of Force per Square Inch. They Can Quickly Bite Down to the Human Bone. December 31, 2022
European Scientists Had Little Evidence That Birds Migrated During the Winter. It Was Not Until a Stork Returned with a Spear Made of African Wood Through its Neck That They Had Significant Proof of Long-Distance Migration. December 30, 2022
Conservationists in South Africa Have Been Injecting Rhino Horns with Red Dyes and Toxins to Prevent Poaching. This Mixture Makes the Horns Useless to Those Trying to Sell Them. December 30, 2022
In 2017, a Dog Named Odin Refused to Leave a Flock of Goats Behind During the California Tubbs Fire When His Owners Fled to Safety. Days Later, the Owners Came Back to Find Odin and the Goats Alive. December 19, 2022
Male Black Widow Spiders Tend to Select Their Mates by Determining if the Female has Eaten Already. This is to Avoid Being Eaten Themselves. December 8, 2022
Medieval Myths Suggest That Salamanders are Resistant to Fire. People Believed That They were Born of Fire. December 3, 2022
An Enforcer is an Unofficial Role in Ice Hockey. Their Job is to Deter Dirty and Violent Plays by the Opposition with More Violence. November 29, 2022
Of the Eight Known Polar Bear-Grizzly Bear Hybrids, All of Them are Descended from the Same Mother Polar Bear. November 28, 2022
The Capuchin Monkey and the Cappuccino Style of Coffee are Both Named After the Same Shade of Brown Used in the Habits of the Franciscan Friars of Minor Capuchin. November 28, 2022
Amobi Okoye Moved to the US at 12 without Any Knowledge of American Football. He Turned Down Harvard to Play for Louisville and Became the Youngest NCAA and NFL Player in History. November 24, 2022
Dogs and Cats Can Store an Array of Memories. They Have Both Short and Long-Tem Memories. Both Animals Possess Excellent Long-Term Memories. November 19, 2022
Ayn Rand, a Russian-American Writer, Actually Hated the Libertarians and Anarcho-Capitalists of Her Time. November 19, 2022
In Brazil, Bottlenose Dolphins Actively Herd Fish Toward Local Fishermen and Then Signal Them Where to Throw Their Nets. November 17, 2022