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Dave Releases 30 Animal ‘Guides’ And They’re So Ridiculous, They’re Hilarious
The animal kingdom is huge and unless you're my colleague, Justė, who's like a walking encyclopedia (seriously, the woman knows everything, point to a random bug on the ground and she'll tell you all about its ancestors a million years ago), it's impossible to know everything about it. So, to broaden your understanding of the beings we share Earth with, UK TV channel Dave launched an online campaign titled What the bloody hell is a ... ?
During it, the channel shared pictures of various wild animals along with some of their defining characteristics. And yes, the descriptions and the facts about animals aren't completely legit. Well, actually, they're almost pure fiction. But they're so ridiculous, they're kinda genius. Continue scrolling down to the animal trivia and you'll understand what I mean.
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Launched in 1998, Dave uses its social media to create absolute nonsense. Like their animal guides. "It's always good to learn new things about the natural world, even if the fun facts aren't always 100% true," a Dave spokesperson told Bored Panda.
Usually, the channel's social media team comes up with the ideas for such campaigns. "We use our Facebook page, Instagram and Twitter to promote our TV shows, but we also like to make content to make our followers laugh as they are checking their newsfeeds!" the spokesperson said.
There isn't really a scheme behind how the channel communicates with their viewers online as they usually simply go with the flow. "We just see how we are feeling that day, to be honest! It could be something in the news or just something that springs to mind, there is no rhyme or reason to it!"
However, if you'd also like to go through some actual animal facts, fire up Bored Panda's earlier articles called 42 Interesting Animal Facts That You Can Throw Out In Casual Conversations, 30 Happy Animal Facts That Will Make You Smile, and 30 Weird Animal Facts They Didn't Teach You In School.
i also can live up to 300 hundred years if i don't die first ;)
God save the queens, she's our only hope. I mean, we can't use tea, it'd be against our nature, not proper at all!
I moved from NY to Savannah GA and wasn't aware that armadillos just chilled in people's (my) yard at night until I took the trash out and encountered one. I abandoned my trash mid driveway and never took out the trash alone at night again. For those that aren't aware, these suckers are really big!
The official Small State Mammal of Texas!!! Love our armadillos. (But stay away from them, as they can carry leprosy.) They should also be the State Roadkill of Texas since so many get flattened on our highways. :(
They carry leprosy? Wow! In that case, it seems a bit daft for them to be a state animal.
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Mississippi speed bump (sorry, I know), they can also carry leprosy and give it to humans (plus they are the stinkiest dead animal I have ever encountered but dogs love them, ugh)
Who's gonna go around hugging armadillos to get Hansen's disease?
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how many times have you tried? any less then 57 and you're bound to fail...
The oldest dolphin ever died. I can't wrap my head around what this means.
I love the brilliantly bizarre British sense of humour used to write these. They sound like drunk people sat in the pub on a wet bank holiday trying to hold a serious discussion after too many pints!
This is the BEST Bored Panda post EVER! I mean, EVER! I can't stop laughing! Can I get these in a book?!
The bloody hell, all those animals are egregiously exploited and massacred to extinction ...and that's not funny.
I love the brilliantly bizarre British sense of humour used to write these. They sound like drunk people sat in the pub on a wet bank holiday trying to hold a serious discussion after too many pints!
This is the BEST Bored Panda post EVER! I mean, EVER! I can't stop laughing! Can I get these in a book?!
The bloody hell, all those animals are egregiously exploited and massacred to extinction ...and that's not funny.
