20 Surprising & Weird Animal Facts to Amaze Your Friends

AMAZING ANIMALS

A collection of nature's weirdest experiments, dad jokes, and facts to annoy your family with.

The Platypus: Nature's Leftovers

It has a duck bill, beaver tail, otter feet, lays eggs, and sweats milk. It's basically a biology exam gone wrong.

DID YOU KNOW: Platypuses don't have stomachs. Their esophagus connects directly to their intestines. Efficient... or lazy?

Pink Fairy Armadillo

It looks like a piece of sushi decided to walk away. It's the smallest armadillo in the world and lives underground in Argentina.

Fun Fact: It regulates temperature by pumping blood into its shell. So it blushes when it's hot. Relatable.

Wombats: The Cubist Artists

Did you know Wombats poop in cubes? Literally square blocks. Scientists say it stops the poop from rolling down hills.

Why did the wombat lose the game? Because he was too square.

The Maned Wolf: Fox on Stilts

• It looks like a fox that's been stretched in Photoshop.

• It's not a wolf. It's not a fox. It's just... tall.

• Fun Fact: Their pee smells exactly like cannabis. Police have raided nature reserves by mistake. True story.

Who are the laziest animals?

Koalas are awake for only 2 hours a day. That's just enough time to eat slightly poisonous leaves and look confused.

The Okapi: Identity Crisis

Part giraffe, part zebra, 100% confusing. It was considered a myth until 1901!

Its tongue is so long (14-18 inches) that it can lick its own ears. Try doing that. (Don't actually).

Flamingos: You Are What You Eat

Flamingos aren't born pink. They turn pink because they eat so much shrimp and algae containing beta-carotene.

If humans did this, I'd constitute 90% pizza by now.

The Shoebill Stork

This bird looks like a muppet that turned to the dark side.

It can grow up to 5 feet tall and makes a sound like a machine gun. It also stares. A lot.

Axolotl: The Peter Pan of the Water

Unlike other salamanders, they never grow up. They stay in their aquatic larval stage forever.

SUPERPOWER: They can regenerate limbs, hearts, and even brains! Wolverine implies the existence of Axolotl-Man.

JOKE BREAK

Why don't snails fight?

Because they don't want to come out of their shell.

The Colugo: The Flying Rug

Often called a 'Flying Lemur'. 1. It doesn't fly (it glides). 2. It's not a lemur. Great naming job, science.

They are the best gliders of all mammals, able to glide over 100 meters!

The Narwhal: Sea Unicorn

That horn? It's actually a TOOTH. An elongated canine tooth that grows through their lip.

Imagine needing a root canal on a 10-foot tooth. No thanks.

The Quokka: Happiest Animal on Earth

Native to Australia, they have no natural predators, so they just smile at everyone. They are the selfie kings of the animal kingdom.

WARNING: Too much cuteness may cause spontaneous Awwww-ing.

Mantis Shrimp: The One-Punch Man

1. It punches so fast it boils the water around it.

2. Its punch accelerates fast as a .22 caliber bullet.

3. It can see colors humans can't even comprehend (16 color receptors vs our 3).

The Echidna: Knuckles IRL

Along with the Platypus, it's the only other mammal that lays eggs (Monotremes).

A baby echidna is called a 'Puggle'. Yes, really. That sounds like a Harry Potter candy.

Need for Speed (Or Lack Thereof)

A snail would take 33 hours to finish a 100m sprint. It's not a race, it's a lifestyle.

The Blobfish: Not Its Fault

It was voted 'World's Ugliest Animal', but that's unfair! It looks normal deep underwater. When you bring it up, it decompresses and turns into goo.

Basically, it's having a really bad hair day... permanently.

Capybara: Nature's Chill Pill

The largest rodent in the world. They are so friendly that crocodiles, birds, and monkeys just hang out on them.

Vibe Level: 1000/10.

Star-Nosed Mole

Imagine a potato with 22 pink tentacles for a nose. It uses them to 'touch-smell' underground.

It is the fastest eater in the world. It can identify and eat a worm in 0.25 seconds.

Now You Know!

Go amaze (or annoy) your friends with these facts.