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
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 – 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)
WTF Fun Fact – Yoshi Swim Home
A 400 lbs. loggerhead turtle named “Yoshi” swam ~23,000 miles from Cape Town to Australia to nest after being in captivity for 20 years. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Loggerhead turtle’s journey tracked 37,000km from Cape Town in South Africa to Australia – ABC News
WTF Fun Fact – Shark Sperm Storage
In 2010, biologists found a healthy shark egg case dropped by an adult bamboo shark, who spent nearly 4 years isolated from males. Their results mark the longest documented case of sperm storage in any species of shark. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Longest-ever case of sperm storage in sharks documented — ScienceDaily
WTF Fun Fact – Colombia’s Thriving Hippo Population
Pablo Escobar’s 4 pet hippos were unable to be removed from his Colombian estate and were left to fend for themselves. They have since thrived in local rivers and grown to a population of ~100 hippos. The are the only wild hippos outside of Africa. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072903214/the-debate-about-pablo-escobars-hippos
WTF Fun Fact – Bombardier Beetle
When attacked, Bombardier beetles eject a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of their abdomen, which can be fatal to other insects. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bombardier beetle – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Cross-Modal Object Recognition in Bumblebees
A study found bumblebees were able to recognize objects by sight that they’d only previously felt (cross-modal object recognition) suggesting they have some form of mental imagery; a building block for consciousness. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bumblebees can create mental imagery, a ‘building block of consciousness’, study suggests – ABC News
WTF Fun Fact – Cows Getting Royal Treatment
Queen Elizabeth II’s 150+ dairy cows sleep on water beds and are milked at their own leisure by robots at her farm Windsor Great Park. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/queen-elizabeths-cows-sleep-on-waterbeds-2018-6?r=US&IR=T
WTF Fun Fact – A Glass Box With 6000 Scorpions
In 2004, A Malaysian women spent over a month in a glass box at a shopping mall with over 6,000 scorpions. She was only stung 7 times. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3675556.stm
WTF Fun Fact – Allergic To Chocolate Or Cockroaches
Most people with chocolate allergies aren’t actually allergic to cocoa or any official ingredients but rather the cockroach parts contained in it, which the FDA deems safe up to a certain limit. Removing insect parts entirely would require pesticide use which is unhealthier. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Chocolate allergies linked to cockroach parts (nbcnews.com)
WTF Fun Fact – How Switzerland Rid Themselves of Rabies
In Switzerland, rabies was virtually eliminated after scientists placed chicken heads laced with the live attenuated vaccine in the Alps, which the foxes (the main carriers of the virus) ate thus immunizing themselves. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Rabies – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Crab Mentality
“Crab Mentality” is a line of thinking best described as “if I can’t have it, neither can you.” It is named that because when a bunch of crabs are trapped in a bucket and one is trying to escape, the others will pull it down. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Crab mentality – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – When Climate Change Gives You Floods
Some chicken farmers in Bangladesh have switched to raising ducks due to climate change and more frequent sudden flooding. Ducks can swim and survive the floods while chickens cannot. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bangladesh Farmers Are Raising Ducks to Adapt to Climate Change – The Atlantic
WTF Fun Fact – Weird WHO Recommendation
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends avoiding drinking camel urine to prevent contracting Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (who.int)
WTF Fun Fact – Florida Water Snake Orgy
During the Florida water snake mating season, part of a park near Lake Hollingsworth was shut down for a snake orgy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Florida snake orgy: Authorities shut down park area because of annual snake mating season – CNN
WTF Fun Fact – Camel Mouth Foam
In ancient Africa, women drank the foam from a camel’s mouth as a means of birth control. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The 7 Weirdest Birth Control Methods Throughout History (yahoo.com)
WTF Fun Fact – African Giant Pouched Rats
In Mozambique, Africa, African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) have been trained to smell Tuberculosis and land mines.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Giant Rats Trained to Sniff Out Tuberculosis in Africa | National Geographic Society