Bats are one of a few species besides humans that communicate directly to one another instead of just broadcasting to all. A lot of the time their communications are arguments about food, sleeping position, or another bat being too close. – WTF Fun Facts
Fun Animal Facts
Our random animal facts are a both fun and a little bit weird but they will keep you entertained for days!
WTF Fun Fact – Eyes On The Behind
Farmers in Botswana have started painting eyes on their cows’ butts to trick Lions into thinking they have been seen. This prevents them from ultimately attacking the cows as Lions rely on the element of surprise. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Fake Baby Elephants
When going to battle, Rajput clans would armor their specially bred horses with fake elephant trunks, making them appear to be baby elephants which the enemy’s adult elephants instinctively would not attack. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/play/horses-bred-fight-elephants-630647/
WTF Fun Fact – Cougars Planting Seeds
By eating and excreting doves, a single cougar can plant nearly 100,000 seeds in a year providing a valuable service to their ecosystem. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://world.edu/big-cats-play-bigger-role-plant-preservation-knew/
WTF Fun Fact – Dragonfly Wing Destroyers
Dragonfly wings kill bacteria on contact by ripping apart their cell membranes with sharp nanopillars as they move across the surface of the wing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://newatlas.com/dragonfly-nanostructures-anitbacterial-properties/53331/
WTF Fun Fact – Gyoza The Pug
Gyoza the pug was hired by 343 Industries to help make the alien noises in their next game Halo: Infinite. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – No Elephants For US
President Abraham Lincoln had to write a letter to the King of Thailand politely declining his gift of elephants and stating his preference to use steam engines instead. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Where Do Hummingbirds Come From?
Hummingbirds are currently only found in the Americas, but the oldest known fossil (at 30 million years old) of a hummingbird-like species was actually discovered in Germany. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Temperature Dependent Sex Determination
The sex of all baby turtles depends on the temperature at which the eggs are incubated, this is called temperature dependent sex determination. A group of eggs laid at the same time is called a ‘clutch’. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Alligator snapping turtle facts