Researchers found that male bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay in Western Australia have formed “boy bands” that harmonize their mating calls together in order to better attract females. – WTF Fun Facts
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 – Oldest Cat Ever
The two oldest cats ever recorded, Creme Puff (38 years) and Grandpa Rex Allen (34 years),were both owned by one guy. Owner Jake Perry believed the key to their longevity to be a diet of dry cat food plus broccoli, eggs, turkey bacon, coffee with cream and red wine. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Pigs Playing Video Games
A recent study involved training pigs to play video games with their snouts. The study also demonstrated that the pigs were able to “think abstractly and do fairly advanced conceptual learning.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Elephant Polo
There exists a variant of polo with elephants. Elephant polo is played in Nepal, India, and Thailand. They play on a slightly smaller field with each elephant having two riders. A standard polo ball is used along with a ~10 ft. cane pole with a mallet head on the end. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Elephant polo – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Lobsters Communicate With Urine
Lobsters have urine-release nozzles right under their eyes. They urinate in each other’s faces as a way of communicating, either when fighting or mating. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/facts-about-lobsters_n_7568976
WTF Fun Fact – Guppies On Prozac
Researchers found that long-term exposure to Prozac makes guppies act more alike, wiping out some of the typical behavioral differences that distinguish them. The drugged guppies were “like zombies who did not have their individuality anymore.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/prozac-turns-guppies-zombies
WTF Fun Fact – Endling
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
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