An “endling” is a term used for the last animal of an entire species. When an endling dies, the species is considered extinct. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Endling – Wikipedia
Animals
Our random animal facts are a both fun and a little bit weird but they will keep you entertained for days!
WTF Fun Fact – Cold Stone Creamery’s Chocolate Covered Crickets
In 2001, Cold Stone Creamery sold chocolate covered crickets as a “Survivor” TV show promotion. Those who purchased a serving of crickets received free ice cream on the next visit and entry into a raffle for a trip to the Australian filming site of the reality show.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: Krrunch! It’s the sound of chocolaty crickets – Deseret News
WTF Fun Fact – Poisonous Fur
In 2011, scientists discovered that African crested rats – fluffy, rabbit-sized furballs from East Africa – lace their fur with a deadly poison. The rats chew leaves and bark from the poison arrow tree and apply their now-toxic spit to their hair. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Africa’s poisonous rats are surprisingly social | Science News for Students
WTF Fun Fact – Pet Parrot Only Witness To Gruesome Event
Glenna Duram was convicted of murdering her husband and then attempting suicide. Their pet parrot, Bud, who was the only “witness” began repeating what’s thought to have been their last conversation, ending with the words: “Don’t f****** shoot!” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The ‘Ultra-Black’ Fish
Researchers have found 16 species of “ultra-black” fish in the depths of the ocean. The darkest fish reflected between 0.044% and 0.051% of light. Normal black paper reflects 10% of light or 200x more than these fish which use their blackness as camouflage. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Meet the ‘ultra-black’ fish of the ocean’s depths (nbcnews.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Goat-Antelopes
Mountain goats are not actually goats but belong to the family “Bovidae” which includes antelopes, gazelles, and cattle. They are more properly known as goat-antelopes. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – GatorBike
Jim Jablon spent $80,000 to commission the GatorBike. It was made by Swedish leather expert Benny Ohrman, who spent a year perfecting its scaly contours. The skin is detachable, but the gator head is fixed permanently into the handlebars with the speedometer implanted into the back of the skull. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The $80,000 customized GatorBike sports skin and skull of a real alligator : Luxurylaunches
WTF Fun Fact – Bats At Altitude
Despite flying in low-visibility night-time conditions, bats can fly to an altitude of over 5,000 ft. The flying mammals use their large wings to surf on air currents, which sweep upwards as they hit hills or slopes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bats soar to heights of 1600 metres by riding late night winds | New Scientist
WTF Fun Fact – Vociferous Naked Mole Rats
Naked mole rats have an impressive vocal catalog of 17 unique sounds. Each colony of naked mole rats speaks its own unique dialect of chirps, a social feature that appears to be mediated by the colony’s queen and learned during adolescence. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Naked Mole Rat Colonies Have Their Own Unique Dialects | The Scientist Magazine® (the-scientist.com)
WTF Fun Fact – The Aye-Aye’s Extra Pseudothumb
The aye-aye, a strange-looking nocturnal lemur native to Madagascar, has a small extra pseudothumb by its wrist. They are the only primate to have evolved an extra finger to help with grasping. – WTF Fun Facts
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“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo” is a grammatically correct sentence using buffalo as a proper noun, verb, and noun. An expanded version: “Buffalo bison that other Buffalo bison bully also bully Buffalo bison.” –WTF Fun Facts
Source: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Pie-Bald Eagle
The bald eagle is not actually bald but has white feathers on its head. It’s name is derived from the word “piebald,” which refers to the eagle’s light and dark colored feathers. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Oculudentavis
The smallest dinosaur ever found – a bird-like creature weighing less than a tenth of an ounce – has been discovered inside a drop of amber, where it was preserved for 99 million years. The dinosaur has been named “Oculudentavis” meaning “eye tooth bird.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The smallest dinosaur ever found was a weird, primitive bird, researchers say (nbcnews.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Mim The Prodigal Kangaroo
Mim is an eastern grey kangaroo raised by humans who hand-fed her. After they released her, Mim roamed wild for years; but when wildfires burned nearby in 2019, Mim turned up at their door seeking shelter. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Panda Poo Tea
The most expensive tea in the world is grown in the mountains of Ya’An in the Sichuan province of China. Workers fertilize the tea bushes using the waste from local pandas. The tea costs the equivalent of around $200 for a small cup. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Poo for tea: China’s pandas brew a top drop | Reuters
WTF Fun Fact – Fish-Scaled Gecko
The fish-scaled gecko (Geckolepis megalepis) has tear-away skin and scales that rip off at the slightest threat. They can regenerate scales in just a few weeks. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Domestic Cats As Predators
A 2013 study found that domestic cats in the United States kill an estimated 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States | Nature Communications
WTF Fun Fact – USPS Mule Train
One of the most unusual delivery methods used by the USPS is a “mule train” in Arizona. The mules carry mail, food and supplies down an 8-mile trail to the Havasupai Indians at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: 8-mile mule train delivery | U.S. Postal Facts (usps.com)