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Nature is already quite majestic, but did you know, that wombats have almost perfectly cube-shaped poop? Or that kiwis are practically blind and forage mainly by smell? And, believe it or not, axolotls can regrow lost limbs and even grow new ones! Nature is just full of surprises and weird animal facts.

Bored Panda has chosen a few of the more unexpected animal facts, with which you can definitely blow your colleagues' minds. Just be sure to remember at least one of them in the time of need. And if you thought that human life is rather complex, then after checking these illustrations and animal trivia compiled by A. Stiffler and K. Copeland in a series called Nature is Magic, you might just think otherwise.

Don't forget to check their website called ChaosLife for more fun facts about animals!

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    #2

    Weird Wombat Fact

    Cartoon wombat with cube-shaped p**p against a sunset background illustrating weird animal facts.

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    Facts About Ocean

    Pie chart showing less than 10 percent of the world's oceans explored, highlighting weird animal facts and ocean mysteries.

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    Chicken Facts

    Illustration showing a chicken and toy car with text about weird animal facts related to Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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    Wanda Queen
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This, I know, having had chickens for years. They even look sort of dino-ish up close.

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    #5

    Vampire Butterflies

    Illustration of a butterfly drinking blood with text about weird animal facts not taught in school.

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    coffee zombie
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does that work? You take the butterfly on a binge weekend and ask it to choose between flower juice and blood?

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    #6

    Platypus Fact

    Platypus swimming underwater with eyes closed, illustrating a weird animal fact for unusual animal behavior.

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    Hans
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recommend goggles...it helped me to swim with my eyes, open, too! :)

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    #7

    Eagle Fact

    Illustration of a bald eagle with sharp claws and text showing weird animal facts about eagle strength.

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    Starling Facts

    Illustration of a starling bird saying hi, highlighting weird animal facts about their ability to mimic words.

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    Zori the degu
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    City dwelling birds can be really good at imitating sounds, I got fooled by a magpie into believing that there was a kitten stuck on a tree. And it happened to some of my friends as well.

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    #9

    Hippo Facts

    Illustration of a hippo with an open mouth and a fact about hippos in weird animal facts for SEO.

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    Blue Hippo
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On the behalf of my fellow Hippos, we are sorry...

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    #10

    Turkey Facts

    Illustration of a turkey next to an egg with a weird animal fact about turkey reproduction.

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    Hans
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The question, however, is: do they want to?

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    #11

    Axolotl Facts

    Illustration of an axolotl regrowing a lost limb underwater, showcasing weird animal facts about regeneration.

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    Troux
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because they are basically made of stem cells - they are stuck in a biological development limbo (think puberty). If they are injected with iodine, it actually resumes their ontogeny and they become a salamander.

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    #12

    Bug Facts

    Illustration of an assassin bug wearing ant corpses to confuse predators, a weird animal fact rarely taught in school.

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    ChubbySquid
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Confuse? I'd be terrified if I saw a walking pile of corpses...

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    #13

    Squid Facts

    Illustration of a bigfin squid with text expressing fear, highlighting weird animal facts and unusual marine creatures.

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    Troux
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Usually found at depths of 7,000 feet but I'm still going to keep checking under the bed...

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    #14

    Squid Size Facts

    Colossal squid illustrated next to a bus stop sign, highlighting a weird animal fact about its size compared to a bus.

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    Hans
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would still rather take the bus.

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    #15

    Slow Loris Facts

    Illustration of a slow loris with text highlighting a weird animal fact about its venom causing anaphylactic shock.

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    Hans
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fortunately, they are too slow and too cute.

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    #16

    Deep Ocean Facts

    Red Handfish illustrated walking on ocean floor using evolved fins in a weird animal facts style graphic.

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    Royal_Emperor
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that is rebellious. nature wants it to swim, it just doesn't give a fu**.

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    #17

    Hagfish Facts

    Illustration of a hagfish showing weird animal facts about nutrient absorption through skin in putrid waters.

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    #18

    Sloth Facts

    Illustration of a sloth hanging from a branch in snowy weather showing a weird animal fact about sloths.

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    Emu Facts

    Emu standing in grass with text about weird animal facts that emus cannot walk backwards.

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    #20

    Giraffe Facts

    Illustration of a giraffe with text describing a weird animal fact about male giraffes drinking urine to gauge mating times.

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    Royal_Emperor
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dating profiles of giraffes must be....."interesting".

    Sop Hie
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also in all their selfies their heads look tiny

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    PsychoPrincess
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you think that's disgusting I dare somebody to Google the mating rituals of a camel. they spread Pee with the tails. They dance, they make weird noises, they have this sack that blows up out of their mouth that they wiggle around. it could be much worse trust me

    PsychoPrincess
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ironically camels and giraffes are very close cousins

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    Vlad Horobet
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ha! i bet you can't fake the old "headache excuse" in a urine sample. also, EWWW.

    Ambry Petersen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most animals communicate through smell. So there is alot of pee smelling and tasting that goes on in nature....So glad humans don't do this.

    Klopec
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yummy, another tasty fact.

    Shiba Inu
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if they drank of themselves, accidently? They'll date themselves!??

    Ambry Petersen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually there are several mammals that do that.

    Boba_Queen7
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bar tender: Martini, cocktail, or beer? Boy giraffe: I’ll take the urine martini

    2027Vera Sergeeva
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ew. imagine if humans FLIRTED like that?

    Jeff
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    boyfriend dedication 101

    Victoria Gerencser
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aaaand.... this is my favorite animl(not for this reason tho)

    Ed Gomaz
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Instead of Tinder they use Tinkler.

    Carol Williams
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You had a Corona last night, didn't you?"

    BoredBirgit
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everybody seen that with Oliver from April the giraffe.

    Steve Bowman
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just like that with humans... isn't it?

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't need to bring your personal life into this, Steve.

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    Cassie
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Goats do this, too, and they will even duck their head under their own urine stream as a sort of cologne to get the ladies turned on. That was the only part of keeping goats I didn't like. Really, ladies? That's what gets you hot??

    Wanda Queen
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at that face. He knows you know, and he doesn't even care.

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    Kiwi Facts

    Illustration of a kiwi bird showing a weird animal fact about its near-blindness and reliance on smell to forage.

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    PsychoPrincess
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the wingspan once they stretch out their wings is smaller than any other bird species if they're an inch long I would be surprised

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    #22

    Fish Facts

    Illustration of Peter's Elephant Nose Fish playing with objects, highlighting weird animal facts and unusual fish behavior.

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    Flamingo Facts

    Illustration of a flamingo with its head underwater, captioned with a weird animal fact about flamingoes.

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    Vlad Horobet
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wait wait wait...you mean to tell that there are people that think they are just some lawn decoration and not a real bird?

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    #24

    Parasite Facts

    Illustration of Cymothoa Exigua, a parasitic crustacean that replaces a fish's tongue in weird animal facts.

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    Isabel Tamayo
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen a picture of this and I don't wanna see anymore.. Too much disgusting, for me at least.

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    #25

    Worm Facts

    Illustration of colorful Christmas tree worms with text highlighting weird animal facts about their beauty.

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    PsychoPrincess
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best Google search of the day unlike the last when I decided to Google which gave me nightmares for the rest of my life

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    #26

    Horse Facts

    Horse displaying the weird animal fact of wind sucking, a harmful habit of neurotically inhaling air and swallowing it.

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    Elle Valentino
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called cribbing (or crib biting) involves a horse grasping a solid object such as the stall door or fence rail with its incisor teeth, then arching its neck, and contracting the lower neck muscles to retract the larynx

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    #27

    Maggot Facts

    Illustration of a cochineal beetle maggot with a fact about FDA limits on maggots in canned mushrooms, weird animal facts.

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    Hans
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, much food colouring and flavours comes from grinded lice, fungi, and microorganisms.

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    #28

    Bird Facts

    Illustration of a Tinamous bird sunbathing on one leg, showcasing weird animal facts for unique animal behavior insights.

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    PsychoPrincess
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen seagulls sunbathe on one leg I've seen crows sunbathe on one leg think it's just a bird thing

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    #29

    Birds And Gravity

    Illustration showing a bird upside down with text about weird animal facts on swallowing in zero gravity.

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    coffee zombie
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Curious to know how this information was gathered.

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    Worm Facts

    Illustration of Pyrostremma spinosum with text describing a weird animal fact about its length in animal facts.

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