Animals are amazing things; all of us are unique and sometimes very unusual in our behavior. Here, we are fascinated by all things nature, and so we have put together a list of all of the very best and most interesting and downright funny facts about animals we could find.
1. The heart of a shrimp is located in its head. PHOTO: WILLIAM WARBY / FLICKR / CC BY 2.0
2. A snail can sleep for three years. PHOTO: ELROY SERRAO / FLICKR / CC BY-SA 2.0
3. The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene. PHOTO: EDWIN LEE / FLICKR / CC BY 2.0
4. Slugs have four noses.
PHOTO: BORN1945 / FLICKR / CC BY 2.0
5. Elephants are the only animal that can't jump. PHOTO: LINH VIEN THAI / FLICKR / CC BY-ND 2.0 PHOTO: PHIL SIMONSON / FLICKR / CC BY 2.0
7. It is possible to hypnotize a frog by placing it on its back and gently stroking its stomach. PHOTO: JOHNATHAN CHOE / FLICKR / CC BY-ND 2.0
8. It takes a sloth two weeks to digest its food. PHOTO: BOKKEMA / FLICKR / CC BY-ND 2.0
9. Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine. PHOTO: DIVULGACAO LIVRE / FLICKR / CC BY 2.0
10. A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in a lifetime. PHOTO: MACIEJ LEWANDOWSKI / FLICKR / CC BY-SA 2.0
11. Bats always turn left when leaving a cave. PHOTO: BUITENZORGER / FLICKR / CC BY-SA 2.0
12. Giraffes have no vocal chords. PHOTO: DEREK KEATS / FLICKR / CC BY 2.0
13. Kangaroos can't fart. PHOTO: EDWIN LEE / FLICKR / CC BY 2.0
14. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. PHOTO: TAMBAKO / FLICKR / CC BY-ND 2.0
15. Around 50 percent of orangutans have fractured bones, due to falling out of trees on a regular basis. PHOTO: DUPAN PANDU / FLICKR / CC BY 2.0
16. Frogs cannot vomit. If one absolutely has to, then it will vomit its entire stomach. PHOTO: COURTESY LHOON / FLICKR / CC BY-SA 2.0
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