42 Interesting Animal Facts That You Can Throw Out In Casual Conversations

I read -ages ago- they think of us as over sized, slightly incompetent kittens. Which is why they bring us prey to practise on.

In fact, they see us as kittens. Big, hairless kittens. That's why they bring us "presents" of dead mice, fish, birds, and lizards. And why they bite our arms when we rub their bellies. That's how they teach kittens to defend themselves.

That's what they want us to think...

So, does that mean they won't mind if I lick them?

ah that's why they can be a******s

Actually, this is NOT true. I was in Monterey CA and met with marine biologists, several of whom have been studying otters in the wild and the Monterey Bay Aquarium for literally decades and said it was not true. I was so saddened but wanted to dispel the myth here too. One biologist said she has seen the behavior one time in 28 years and only in captivity. What they do instead, they wrap themselves and their babies into the kelp forests to keep from drifting off, or to keep the babies in one place while they hunt. They are very maternal and loving, they just don't really express this particular behavior. Sorry

That’s why I love them.

That’s so cute💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

And they rape other animals until they are dead xD

Yes, I read that, how clever, and sweet !!!

Tigers are important, because they need large areas of wild habitat. Saving them means saving tons of other beasties at the same time.

with the biggest chunk of their population in India (2,967).

YAY!!! My happy fact for the day!!!

Can we get an elaboration on the subject please?

In zoos, maybe. Poaching and habitat loss continue to have a negative impact on wild tiger numbers.

My dog actually has a particular growl he uses to tell me he wants to play. He'll usually sit right in front of me and growl at me. I growl back at him and keep reading/working and we keep doing that for a few minutes before he gets fed up and starts chewing on my foot. At that point I give in and plat with him. Sometimes we just randomly start barking at each other for the fun of it.

I also learned recently that if a cat sees you and gives a big long stretch before walking over to you, it is showing you that it means you no harm. Like they're saying "look how relaxed I am, I'm not going to attack you. Hi."

When I play with my dog I'll show my palm hand down and he'll stop roughing around and start licking me like crazy.

A pretty good sign they're playing is that they don't actually hurt you either.

that's good to know.

Elephants think were cute just like we think their cute

Elephants have supportive friends like we do

It’s a BIG baby! Yeah!

Such magnificent creatures. I hate poachers

Those aunties are excited for the new baby!

Cows are some of the most wonderful creatures. In an experiment they were given different "beds" - turned out the most preferred was a (stable!) warmed water matress. Treat them with respect and kindness.

Horses do this also, however because horses are much more skittish, they will panic quite easily when their buddy isn't around.

I have heard people say, cows are not too bright, they must be wrong !!!

And that best friend doesn't even have to be another cow!

I'm jealous of a pic that's made it's rounds online where this little kid was sleeping with his cow. The way the cow was sleeping was with her kind of around his waist and her head was on his stomach, it's freaking adorable.

For once something came “good” from war

Maybe thats a good idea for other bird preservation areas, too...

It's One Beach that's Not Going On My List of Things To Do B4 I Die (excuse the pun) 😁😁😁😁😁

What kind of douchebag poaches penguins?

I live in the Falklands, this is b******t 😂 for one, the penguins in the photo are Kings not Magellanic, secondly we don't have 'poachers' 😂 and thirdly all the mines are being cleared now anyway