Random animal facts you know

[NewDayNewLife]

There is a South American bird called the paradise tanager, Latin name Tangara chilensis. It's found in quite a few countries in South America... but not Chile.

How did you find that out about rhinos ThreeB?

Polar bears aren't white.

Their skin is black and most of their hairs are translucent and hollow.

@Kendodd

Moose are predated by Orca

How? Do moose swim?

Yes. Moose swim between islands looking for grass.

Killer whales are part of the dolphin family.

Seagulls think buildings are cliffs

I don't understand the moose orca/ thing

@Mrsjayy

I don't understand the moose orca/ thing

Moose go paddling. Orcas come inland into the shallows. Orcas eat the moose.

Male cats have spiky penis.

Moose go paddling.
Orcas come inland into the shallows.
Orcas eat the moose.

Oh !

Moose are predated by Orca

OK so I read this as pre-dated and not predated that's why I was confused !

Female hyaenas have a "pseudopenis" that is pretty much indistinguishable from an actual penis
medium.com/a-microbiome-scientist-at-large/the-crazy-penises-of-female-hyenas-c6578ca4f343

Bdelloid rotifers are all female and able to survive in very hostile environments (space, being buried in permafrost foe 24,000 years)

Some Greenland sharks have been alive since tudor times
marinemadness.blog/2019/01/23/meet-the-sharks-that-can-live-for-400-years/

Biology is amazing

Some Greenland sharks have been alive since tudor times

That blew my mind

@Mrsjayy

Sloths poo once a week !

You beat me to it!

The platapus thing is. Slightly untrue as so can Echidna's as both are the only egg laying mammals

Lotta penis facts going on here. Good ol’ mumsnet.

There is less of a time gap between humans and T. rex than between T. rex and stegosauruses

Giraffes have blue tongues and hippos make pink milk :)

@Angelbaby1985

The platapus thing is. Slightly untrue as so can Echidna's as both are the only egg laying mammals

I mean after a night with a four headed penis, I guess making him custard is the least you can do Ms Echidna

@Isausernameavailable

There's a fish called a sarcastic fringehead

🤣🤣 I really want to hang out with this bird!

@Isausernameavailable

How did you find that out about rhinos ThreeB?

We did a behind the scenes tour at a wildlife park and we were talking about the rhino preservation programme. It came to light that there's one person in the world whose only job is to tickle rhinos and collect their sperm 🤣

Horses cannot see the colour red.

Male pigs (boars) have corkscrew penises as well. So they can "screw" the sow and she can't kick him off/out til he's done

Blue whale mothers produce around 200 litres of milk a day.

Sharks are amazing.

They have remained more or less as they have been for about 300 million years, which would suggest that nature went 'I have created this absolutely perfect apex predator, and that's me done. Better get on with the monkeys now.'

Rats don't have gallbladders and elephants have four knees.

Sharks can't swim backwards. I didn't think any creature (humans included)
could swim backwards. I didn't think it was possible.
How creepy would that look.

Incidentally I'm actually watching Strange Animal behaviors an episode of Weird or What on YouTube.