Our random animal facts are a both fun and a little bit weird but they will keep you entertained for days!
In 1763, the first dinosaur bone discovered was given the very descriptive and scientific name of Scrotum humanum by Richard Brookes. It later was identified as part of the femur of a Megalosaurus. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-scientific-name-ever-given-to-a-dinosaur-foss-5955550
Freddy Krueger is an Amazonian parrot that found it’s way back to a Brazilian zoo after it was stolen by armed thieves after recently being shot and bitten by a snake. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/29/parrot-freddy-krueger-survives-kidnapping-shot-snake-bite-brazil-zoo
A German shepherd named Talero stayed next to the body of his owner for 23 days after he had died in a snow storm. He prevented animals from attacking the body and tried to keep his owner warm by sleeping by his side. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2013/08/german-shepherd-stays-23-days-next-to-deceased-owner/
A large cigarette-smoking, beer-drinking bear named Wojtek was enlisted in the Polish army during WWII. He was promoted to a corporal after his efforts during the battle of Monte Cassino. – WTF Fun Facts
Spiders can get high and build very different kinds of webs while on weed, caffeine, mescaline and LSD. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/51967/what-does-marijuana-do-spiders
China has created a social credit score system for dog owners. You lose points for no leash, not cleaning up poop, or any other disturbance reports. Once you lose 12 points, you will temporarily lose your dog until you pass a test on pet policy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003101/credit-score-for-canines-keeps-dog-owners-on-a-short-leash
Squirrels were originally a purposeful introduction into urban American cities in the mid 1800’s. They were meant to remind city inhabitants of nature and feel “rural peace and calm”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/02/explore-city-squirrels-nuisance/
A leech has both male and female organs. In total they have 18 testicles and 2 ovaries. They also have 32 brains and 10 stomachs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: theleechresource.weebly.com/reproductive-system.html
Goldfish will lose their color and turn white if they are kept in the dark and not exposed to any sunlight. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://pethelpful.com/fish-aquariums/Why-do-goldfish-change-color
Starting life underwater, in tough times the Rocky Mountain tiger salamander can resort to cannibalism and even seal its gills and grow lungs to live on land. – WTF Fun Facts
A dog’s sense of smell is 100,000 times stronger than a human’s. Bloodhounds have ~300 million scent receptors while beagles and German shepherds both have ~225 million. In comparison, humans only have about 5 million.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://animals.mom.me/how-far-away-can-a-dog-smell-12621599.html
In 2019, the grasshopper swarm that invaded Las Vegas, Nevada was so bad that it appeared on weather radar. – WTF Fun Facts
Octopuses have many neurons in their tentacles such that a severed tentacle can continue reacting to stimuli even after they are no longer connected to the main brain. If you put food near a severed tentacle it will even try to feed it to a mouth that’s not there. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/severed-octopus-arms-have-a-mind-of-their-own-2403303/
A swarm of 20,000 bees once followed a car for two days because their queen was trapped inside the car. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.treehugger.com/animals/swarm-bees-follow-car-2-days-rescue-queen-trapped-trunk.html
Sea otters have loose skin across their chest which creates a pouch for them to store rocks and food. They use the rocks to help them crack open shellfish and clams. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://medium.com/center-for-biological-diversity/5-animals-with-pockets-d05c31cb6aa7
The sea squirt starts as an egg, develops into a tadpole of sorts, then attaches itself to an object – boat hull, rocks, ocean floor and doesn’t move again. It then consumes its own brain as it is longer required. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/choke/201207/how-humans-learn-lessons-the-sea-squirt
Some baby turtles talk to each other while they are still in their eggs so that they all hatch together. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21228-turtle-eggs-communicate-to-hatch-together/
A 900 lb Mako shark was once autopsied and found to have two pugnose eels living inside its heart chambers. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.deepseanews.com/2013/10/ill-see-your-horrifying-crab-barnacle-and-raise-you-a-heart-eel/