30 bizarre animal facts that are actually true
Natalie Marchant
27 August 2024
Weird world
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Hippos can run much faster than humans
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Puffins lose parts of their beaks
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Pandas do handstands to pee
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Japanese macaques play with snowballs
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Snow leopards can jump nearly 30 feet
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Pygmy goats speak with an accent
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Bison vote on where to go
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Male emperor penguins crash diet
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Immortal jellyfish may live forever
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Bees get drunk and act as bouncers
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Kingfisher feathers are actually brown
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Polar bear skin is black
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Howler monkeys are nearly as loud as jet engines
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Llamas communicate by humming
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Cows have best friends
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Zebra stripes deter bugs
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Sloths have very sluggish digestion
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Elephants can't jump
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Dalmatians are born without spots
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Houseflies buzz in an F key
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Ducks can surf
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Dolphins use pufferfish to get high
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Octopuses have blue blood
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Tiger skin is stripy too
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Giraffes have purple tongues
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Newborn kangaroos are an inch long
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Hedgehogs are lactose intolerant
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Gorillas can catch colds
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Squirrels adopt orphans
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Giant anteaters have two-foot tongues
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