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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.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Suirrel out of a duck? No, a mouse with wings. "Fledermaus" in German, i.e. Fluttermouse.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The smallest horse ever actually just really far away - LOL!!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact: In Dutch, the word for squirrel (eekhoorn) differs only 1 letter from the word for unicorn (eenhoorn). Therefore, squirrels are 95% as magical als unicorns. People have occasionally spotted rainbow farts coming from squirrels.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While I was reading this one of my rabbits lay on me... She looked scared when I sneezed. I guess I’m a dragon then.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not true. The french for rabbit is "the bread"

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They also terrify Knights of old, something to do with the massacre of the Knights that say "Ni" if memory serves. RUN AWAY!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The antlers are so they get better reception, of course.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And Even a grown man with u huge hat and a dog with a weird little laugh in a racecar can't catch it.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the exact number of eels that you can tie in a knot and stay in the aquarium? Asking for a friend with tickets to the aquarium this weekend.

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