10 funny facts about animals you can brag about telling your friends
It is estimated that 90% of people have never heard of these facts.
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- Cows defecate around 15 times daily, producing up to 12 tons of manure each year.
- With 32 muscles in each ear, cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees independently to precisely locate sounds.
- A woodpecker can peck up to 20 times per second, reaching as many as 12,000 pecks in a busy day.
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- Octopuses possess three hearts—one circulates blood throughout the body while the other two serve the gills.
- Jonathan, the world’s oldest known living turtle, turned 191 years old in 2023 after being born in 183
- Despite their size, elephants can run at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour.
- Although they're called killer whales, orcas are actually the largest members of the dolphin family.
If you continue reading, you will have a lot of fun information with which you can show your knowledge when you meet your friends.
1. Cows defecate about 15 times a day!
A cow produces an average of about 4.5 stones (a British unit of weight equivalent to about 14 pounds) of manure per day, or about 12 tons each year!
Which means that our cow friends are so busy going to the toilet – I mean the field – and they poop 15 times a day.
2. The cat has 32 muscles in each ear!
If you stare at a cat, you'll notice how often its ears move. Due to the large number of muscles in cats' ears, this means that they can move them independently by 180 degrees, allowing them to accurately identify the source of certain sounds.
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3. A woodpecker can peck 20 times per second!
Thanks to their extremely powerful beaks, woodpeckers are able to move their heads at 15 mph and click 20 times per second.
On a busy day of clicking on wood, she can make around 12,000 clicks before getting the rest she deserves!
4. The octopus has three hearts!
One of these hearts pumps blood all over the body, while the other two pump blood to the gills, which is how the octopus breathes.
These animals also have nine brains, making Beano tests easy.
5. The largest perennial turtle celebrated its 191st birthday in 2023!
Jonathan is a giant Seychellois turtle, born in 1832 and still alive!
Yes, you read that right! Jonathan is over 190 years old and has lived through the entire reign of Queen Victoria, witnessing the invention of the telephone, World War II, and all the World Cups!
6. Elephants can run very fast!
Elephants average speed of 15 miles per hour, which means that if they had participated in the London Marathon they would have achieved a good result, but due to entry and participation requirements, this is unlikely to happen.
7. The crocodile can't stick out his tongue!
The crocodile's tongue is held in place, which means it can never stick out its tongue. This is a safety feature for its prey when it quickly closes its jaws on it.
8. Horses breathe differently for us!
Horses do not breathe through their mouths. The scientific term for this is "forced breathing from the nose" and it happens because the noses and mouths of horses are completely separate, while the nose and mouth of a person are glued from the back, and in accordance with another strange term that is surprising when we tell you that it concerns rhinos, so as not to go deeper.
9. Hummingbirds can fly backwards!
A hummingbird can move its wings up, down, forward and backward. This means that he can fly in the air as he wishes. These birds are also the only species that can move backwards!
10. Killer whales are not whales!
Here is a puzzling fact. Killer whales – or orcas – are not whales.
They are actually the largest dolphin species but not as friendly as the smiling species. Ancient sailors called them "killer whales" when they noticed them attacking a real whale. Ah.
