Animal Facts
Learn about some of the strange and unusual facts and terms in the animal kingdom.
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There's a four-legged security officer patrolling your airport and this canine is on a mission to find illegal fruits and veggies.
Rabbits and hares 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.
The iconic horses step tall to promote wind power, which creates 100 percent of the electricity used to make Budweiser beer.
By John Donovan
Miraculously, many animals are able to ride out some of Mother Nature's most powerful storms. But how?
By Mark Mancini
Not all animals have red blood flowing through their veins. Meet some our blue-blooded, green-blooded and, yes, transparent-blooded fellow creatures.
By Mark Mancini
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Check your chicken's earlobes (yes!) to know what color eggs you'll get.
Animals leave their marks on the ecosystem in ways you probably never imagined.
By Mark Mancini
Do non-human animals have equivalent categories to our A, B and O blood designations? Can animals donate blood?
Whether through biology or behavior, nonhuman animals have to avoid sun damage just like we do.
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No, a tardigrade's not a type of time-traveling police box on "Doctor Who." It's an ancient water bear, of course!
By Oisin Curran
The toughest animal in the world has just released its first sex tape, and as with all things water bear, things get pretty freaky.
There's little we can imagine that Mother Nature hasn't already dreamed up in one of her fouler moods. Care to meet some creatures with frightful features?
If you think there's one easy explanation behind this cute canine behavior, think again. There are several theories. But a new study has found a sweet reason for head tilting in dogs.
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Hate to say it, but some animals have jobs that are far more interesting - and more lucrative - than yours. Who are these lucky dogs?
Don't worry about transmitting the cold or flu to your furry friends. In fact, some time cuddled up can help with your sickness.
In times of strife and conflict, it's good to remember that differences are OK. Here's a dose of adorable: nine interspecies interactions that didn't end up in a meal.
No matter what your imagination can cook up, real life is weirder. Whether it's parasitic wasps or super-controlling ferns, reproduction can be mysterious, gross or even scary.
By Oisin Curran
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Picture a herd of hundreds of horses fleeing a burning forest and running headlong into a wintery lake, which quickly flash-freezes the whole lot of them. Sounds pretty gruesome - and flat-out unbelievable. But did it actually happen? Could it?
There are so many animals that are just so ridiculously cute that we seem to create these myths around them. We assume that because they are so attractive that they must be sweet and loving. More often then not, these animals are pretty awful. They are total jerks and often turn against their own without [...] The post 8 Animals Who Are Total Jerks appeared first on Goliath.
By Cate Willikers
Researchers have investigated whether animals are capable of making a unique sound in response to joy.
Just how big do animals come? Dive backward through time and the fossil record in search of the most colossal member of kingdom Animalia.
By Robert Lamb & Zach Taras
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Ever wonder why some birds end up following a mother of another species? It has a lot to do with who (or what) is around when they hatch. So maybe keep your distance the next time you spot a nest.
By Jane McGrath
Join HowStuffWork's Robert Lamb as he visits Zoo Atlanta's new Scaly Slimy Spectacular home for reptiles and amphibians.