Our random animal facts are a both fun and a little bit weird but they will keep you entertained for days!
The Western Winter Wren can sing 36 notes per second, more than double the 16 notes that the Eastern version can sing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/how-does-a-tiny-bird-like-a-winter-wren-manage-to-sing-so-many-sounds-so-quickly-and-so-loudly/
Sarah the cheetah holds the planet-wide record for the fastest 100-meter dash, finishing in 5.95 seconds at a speed of 61 mph. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ohio-cheetah-death-idUSKCN0UZ2UP
The aptly named Goliath frog, which can weigh over 6 lbs, use their muscles to lift rocks over half their bodyweight to build small nursery ponds for their spawn. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/09/africa/goliath-frog-intl-scli-scn/index.html
Komodo dragons are protected from attack by an intricate chainmail armor made of tiny bones beneath their skin that develop in adulthood.– WTF Fun Facts
The blue-banded bee (Amegilla murrayensis) head-bangs flowers 350x a second in order to obtain pollen. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.sci-news.com/biology/australian-blue-banded-bees-headbanging-flowers-03518.html
A dead gecko can stick to a surface for up to 30 minutes after its death. Research has shown their sticking force is passive and just as effective dead or alive. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/death-will-not-stop-geckos-sticking-walls/
Bruno’s casque-headed frog (Aparasphenodon brunoi) is so venomous that 1 gram of its venom could kill 80 people or 300,000 mice. – WTF Fun Facts
A woman from Stockholm, Sweden, attempted to smuggle 75 live snakes onto an airplane by placing them in her bra. She also had six lizards under her shorts. – WTF Fun Facts
When faced with a life-or-death decision about choosing to move to a new hive, Honey Bees collectively fact-find and then decide democratically. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/science/28scibks.html
Research done by the University of York has shown that dogs actually like the silly, high-pitched voice their owners use to talk to them. “Dog-speak” is important in building a bond between a dog and their owner say scientists. – WTF Fun Facts
There are hundreds of species of spiders that disguise themselves as ants by pretending their two front legs are antennae in order to hide from predators and hunt their prey. – WTF Fun Facts
Sand wasps fly backwards out of their nest in order to be able to find their way back to it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.seeker.com/wasps-fly-backwards-to-ensure-they-can-get-home-1770877601.html
There is a small hopping insect known as Issus Coleoptratus which has toothed gears in its joints to precisely synchronize its legs while jumping. They are the only mechanical gears which have been found in nature. – WTF Fun Facts
The masked birch caterpillar uses anal drumming to find friends to build a communal silken shelter. – WTF Fun Facts
A sea turtle patrol on Hilton Island in South Carolina has recently turned up a rare double-headed (bicephalic) hatchling, which they named Squirt and Crush. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2019/08/29/Sea-turtle-hatchling-with-two-heads-found-on-South-Carolina-beach/5661567101651/?sl=15
The Orca or Killer Whale is one of the few natural predators of a moose. They prey on moose swimming between islands on the Northwest coast of North America. – WTF Fun Facts
When a crocodile loses a tooth, it is quickly replaced by a new tooth. They can go through 8000 teeth over a lifetime. – WTF Fun Facts
A recent study found 1/3rd of the fish sold in restaurants and grocery stores in the US is mislabeled and misrepresented. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://oceana.org/sites/default/files/National_Seafood_Fraud_Testing_Results_Highlights_FINAL.pdf