The mice infestation in the United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament is so bad they keep track of the sightings. It’s gotten worse in recent years due to renovations and the sightings have tripled. They spent over $150,000 in pest control in 2016.
Fun Animal Facts
Our random animal facts are a both fun and a little bit weird but they will keep you entertained for days!
a conflict between chameleons is more likely to be
A conflict between chameleons is more likely to be initiated and won by the one with the brighter stripes. Additionally, there are rarely physical conflicts as the brighter/quicker color display is usually enough to win the duel.
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Source: https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2014/02/03/chameleon-changing-color.aspx
seahorses beat their dorsal fin 30 70 times per
Seahorses beat their dorsal fin (30 – 70 times per second) nearly as fast as hummingbirds beat their wings.
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Source: https://www.visitsealife.com/paris/en/discover/sea-life-creatures/seahorses-and-pipefish/
research has found that chimpanzees recognize the
Research has found that chimpanzees recognize the butts of their relatives just as well as humans recall familiar faces.
Source: https://www.livescience.com/57127-chimps-can-recognize-butts.html
despite their diet being composed of 99 bamboo
Despite their diet being composed of 99% bamboo, pandas are part of the order Carnivora, because physiologically they are made to eat meat. Thus, they are essentially vegetarians.
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Source: https://animals.mom.me/giant-panda-herbivore-1608.html
there are beetles named after darth vader
There are beetles named after Darth Vader (Agathidium vaderi), Kate Winslet (Agra katewinsletae), Adolf Hitler (Anophthalmus hitleri), and several other celebrities.
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8 million years ago an evolutionary cousin of the
8 million years ago, an evolutionary cousin of the guinea pig (phoberomys pattersoni) was the size of a cow and is the largest rodent to ever roam the world.
queen elizabeth i was gifted a unicorn horn which
Queen Elizabeth I was gifted a unicorn horn which she believed could identify poison and cure diseases. It was a crown jewel and became known as the Horn Of Windsor. In actuality, it was a tusk of a narwhal.
– WTF Fun Fact
reindeers eyes change to a blue color in the
Reindeers eyes change to a blue color in the winter to help gather light during the dark arctic months and return to a golden color in the spring and summer.
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