Animal Facts
Learn about some of the strange and unusual facts and terms in the animal kingdom.
Do You Really Need to Brush Your Dog's Teeth?
You're Grounded: Cats May Soon Have Curfews in Iceland
Unsightly But Sweet, Mr. Happy Face Wins World's Ugliest Dog Contest
The Potato Bug Is a Super Pest That's Hard to Control
What's the Biggest Spider in the World?
Why No Fish Wants a Tongue-eating Parasitic Louse in its Mouth
Could California Condor 'Virgin Birth' Rescue the Species?
Among Other Amazing Creatures, the Amazon Has Pink Dolphins
Meet 5 Lazarus Species, Animals Once Presumed Extinct, But Alive and Well
Real Life 'Jurassic Park'? Scientists Work to Bring Back Extinct Thylacine
Utahraptor: The Salty Saga of a Killer Dinosaur
Think Dimetrodon Was a Dinosaur? Think Again
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Hammerhead worms are toxic but not particularly dangerous — unless, of course, you eat too many of them.
It's hard to say which animal is the most dangerous of all. We're not comparing apples to apples. But when it comes to deadly animals, these four have to be at the top the list.
By Alia Hoyt
These intelligent, friendly creatures have a life span of 15 to 20 years and make great pets.
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Your dog barking at the mailman? Loud. But he's got nothing on these five. They're some of the loudest animals on the planet, and they're probably not the ones you'd expect.
You probably like a lot of Animalia (that's the scientific name for animals), but how well do you know their formal monikers? Every animal has a two-part Latin name, with the first word capitalized, for classification purposes.
By Alia Hoyt
A zorse is one strange looking horse. That's because it's the product of a zebra stallion and a female horse.
Kiddo was his name and not only was he the first cat to attempt to cross the Atlantic in an airship, but he also did it as a stowaway.
By John Donovan
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The two words mean very different things and are often used incorrectly. We'll clear up the confusion.
The Gila monster is the most venomous lizard on U.S. soil. But despite the fact that its bite can be debilitating, its venom can also save lives.
By Mark Mancini
We know dogs have been trained to sniff out everything from burglars to bombs. Now a group of researchers is hoping some savvy canines can help detect coronavirus, too.
More than 70 percent of pet owners play music for their pets so Spotify has created custom playlists just for your furry friends (and your favorite iguanas, too).
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The grudge match that was popularized in Rudyard Kipling's short story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a mystifying one, but a few specialized traits allow mongooses to add venomous snakes to their list of entrées.
The green iguana isn't native to the Sunshine State. So how did this invasive lizard get there and become the state's menace to society?
By Mark Mancini
Gastroliths, or "stomach stones," are found in animals from chickens to sea lions. But what are they for?
Animal sanctuaries should provide animals with excellent care for the rest of their lives. But many don't. So how do you know if a sanctuary is legit?
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In some parts of the U.S., the woolly bear caterpillar's color bands tell how bad a winter will be – lots of black means a harsh winter. So, is there any merit to this folklore?
3-D printing is helping animals — both wild and domestic — recover from injuries that might once have meant euthanasia.
The magic of a blacker-than-black chicken like the Ayam Cemani is in its genetics.
Geckos have abilities that definitely take lizardhood up a notch.
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Chameleons change color whenever they feel agitated, exhilarated, threatened or excited. OK, but how?
There's a four-legged security officer patrolling your airport and this canine is on a mission to find illegal fruits and veggies.
Rabbits can be fluffy bundles of laziness or superbly rambunctious, but do they really go crazy in March?
By Bambi Turner
Don't let this fear keep you from using the porcelain throne! Snakes in toilets are extremely rare occurrences.
By Bambi Turner
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Many marine and aquatic mammals can survive without breathing by slowing their heart rates and redirecting blood from their extremities to their brains, hearts and muscles.
Called gynandromorphs, half male and half female animals are rare, but they do exist.