In the past, the whole Europe was filled with lions, but they disappeared due to massive huntings in 100 BCE.

Male platypuses have venomous spurs.

Although penguins don’t have visible ears, their hearing is much better than most species on Earth!

Some cats are literally allergic to humans.

Horses are related to rhinoceroses and tapirs – so they are pretty strong indeed!

Whenever they go to sleep, toucans are curling into tiny black balls.

Female bats give birth while standing upside down and they catch the baby with their wings after it drops.

A study made by TIME revealed that the annual number of shark bites worldwide is 10 times less than the number of people bitten by other people in New York.

The voices of bald eagles sound so silly that Hollywood actually dubs their voices.

Baby puffins are called pufflings. *aww*

The wombat poop is cube-shaped.

It’s been found that Carribean sperm whales have their own regional accent.

The tusk of a narwhal is actually a really, really long tooth. Wow!

Honeybees can get sexually transmitted diseases.

Birds can’t feel the heat of chilli peppers *those badass bastards!*

African penguins are also known as ‘Jackass penguins’ because their voice sounds just like a donkey’s.

Ducks actually like to surf! It’s been noticed that they like to ride tides and then swimming back to ride them again.

Cats can’t feel anything that’s sweet. They just don’t have sweet taste buds.

Armadillos females always give birth to 4 babies who are identical.

Where traffic jams happen in the water, alligators give manatees the right of way.