Our random animal facts are a both fun and a little bit weird but they will keep you entertained for days!
Johnny Cash got into a fight with an ostrich in his exotic animal refuge near his Tennessee home. The incident left Cash with five broken ribs and a large stomach wound. He ended up taking prescription pain killers that caused a 2-year relapse into his alcohol and amphetamine addiction.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:https://www.midnightpulp.com/todays-history-lesson-an-ostrich-once-tried-to-murder-johnny-cash/
Scooby Doo’s excessive use of the letter “R” is the result of a speech disorder known as rhotacization. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/we-finally-have-a-name-for-scooby-doos-speech-disorder
The town of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky has elected a dog for a mayor since 1998. The first mayor was a dog named Goofy Borneman-Calhoun and the most recent is a French Bulldog named Wilbur Beast. – WTF Fun Facts
Since 2015, prisoners in the Indiana State Prison have been able to adopt a cat from the local animal shelter as part of a program called Feline and Offenders Rehabilitation With Affection Reformation and Dedication (FORWARD). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://animalchannel.co/prison-indiana-takes-in-shelter-cats/
The four-eyed fish (Anableps) have eyes raised on top of their head which are divided into two sets of pupils and corneas to see both above and below the waterline. They also mate only on one side, right-“handed” males mate only with left-“handed” females and vice versa. – WTF Fun Facts
Three cows that were swept off an island in North Carolina during Hurricane Dorian were found alive on a different island. Park officials say they believe the three-stranded cows swam up to five miles. – WTF Fun Facts
Penguins, and other marine birds, have a supraorbital gland that filters salt from their bloodstream, allowing them to ingest salt water when catching their prey. – WTF Fun Facts
The Mandarinfish is one of only two species known to produce cyanophores, which are blue-pigmented, light-reflecting cells, to achieve its blue coloring. Other animals that appear to be blue, such as peacocks, don’t actually produce a blue pigment. They have colorless cells which reflect light making it appear blue. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2015/05/beware-of-the-beautiful-but-poisonous-mandarinfish/
Grizzly bears’ muscles don’t atrophy during hibernation because their muscles produce additional amino acids that stimulate muscle cell growth. – WTF Fun Facts
Arachnids, crustaceans, and insects do not contain blood but hemolymph instead. In the case of insects, hemolymph does not play an important role in oxygen transport. Some common uses are: creating a hydraulic system, autohemorrhaging, and gluing themselves to other animals. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-is-bug-blood-differen/
Klepetan is a male stork who has migrated from South Africa to Croatia every year for the last 20 years to be with Melena, a female stork who can’t fly after being shot by a hunter. She lives indoors until his return and they stay in a nest on a roof until he leaves. – WTF Fun Facts
New Zealand, Austria, Norway, and Switzerland have banned the practice of boiling lobsters alive. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.trillmag.com/64914/uncategorized/boiling-lobsters-alive-should-be-banned-says-british-veterinary-association/
When captive octopuses are bored they become stressed out and some turn to a behavior called autophagy, or eating their own arms. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/41924-smart-octopus-facts.html
There are tiny insects called spittlebugs that create foamy bubbles on a plant which insulate them from heat and cold, keep them moisturized, and hide them from predators. – WTF Fun Facts
Karl P. Schmidt was a herpetologist who documented his own death after being bitten by a boomslang snake in 1957. He wrongly believed the snakes venom wasn’t enough to kill him and made detailed notes on the symptoms he experienced right up until he died 24 hours later from internal bleeding.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Patterson_Schmidt
There was once an owl that stood almost 4 feet tall. The Cuban giant owl or Ornimegalonyx, is believed to be the largest owl that ever existed. It lived exclusively on Cuban islands and was nearly flightless. – WTF Fun Facts
To shoot the movie Babe required 48 actual pigs (and one animatronic pig) because pigs grow so quickly. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66969/15-fun-facts-about-babe
Seagulls do a rain “dance” to bring earthworms to the surface so they can easily eat them. By stomping their feet on grassy areas, they create vibrations which are similar to that created by rain, which tricks the earthworms. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://animalbehaviouraberdeen.blogspot.com/2011/03/seagull-rain-dance.html