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Little Known Animal Facts!
2009-01-07, 1:37 PM #1
I'm writing a book about little known animal facts, entitled Little Known Animal Facts. Maybe you guys can help me by posting some of your own little known animal facts!

A sample:

Mountain Lions have trouble seeing at the moment of sunset or sunrise!

If a duck is turned upside down, it will die!

Crickets chirp faster in warm weather than in cold weather!

(Facts can range from true all the way to ridiculous. The fun is in not knowing!)
Warhead[97]
2009-01-07, 1:38 PM #2
Originally posted by BobTheMasher:
If a duck is turned upside down, it will die!

Ants walk in a straight line only when bad weather is on the way.


What.
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2009-01-07, 1:44 PM #3
Dogs can't look up
Stuff
2009-01-07, 2:09 PM #4
Dogs can only see in black and white!

Platypi are actually all homosexual -- all pregnancies result from confused gender identities!
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
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2009-01-07, 2:12 PM #5
Quote:
Dogs can't look up
False.

Quote:
Mountain Lions have trouble seeing at the moment of sunset or sunrise!
False.

Quote:
If a duck is turned upside down, it will die!
:carl: Ever seen a duck turn upside down in the water to eat stuff off the bottom? FALSE.
2009-01-07, 2:13 PM #6
A Woodpecker's tongue is roughly 2/3 the length of it's body.
nope.
2009-01-07, 3:14 PM #7
Butterfree die after they mate.
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2009-01-07, 3:15 PM #8
JM is such a killjoy


also:

You can create a seemingly perpetual motion machine by putting a peice of jellied toast on the back of a cat. (Since toast with jelly always lands jelly side down but a cat always lands on its feet)
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2009-01-07, 3:30 PM #9
Quote:
Ants walk in a straight line only when bad weather is on the way.



I would guess this originated when there's bad weather about, the ants are heading straight back to the colony. When there isn't, they're exploring.
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2009-01-07, 3:33 PM #10
Originally posted by JM:
:carl: Ever seen a duck turn upside down in the water to eat stuff off the bottom? FALSE.


The duck has to be completely upside-down for at least 5 minutes. It's all very science-related, I don't want to get into it right now. The science.

Llamas can spit 4" groupings at 5 yards.
Warhead[97]
2009-01-07, 4:06 PM #11
Relative to its size, the barnacle has the largest penis of all animals.
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2009-01-07, 4:13 PM #12
i thought it was pigs that couldnt look up
2009-01-07, 4:16 PM #13
Sea urchins only feel pleasure. All the time.
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
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2009-01-07, 4:17 PM #14
Lizards have two penises. One for a back up. Lucky bastards.

2009-01-07, 4:18 PM #15
Squirrls can't swim. :ninja:
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2009-01-07, 4:18 PM #16
Glaswegians walk on all fours.

But only late at night.
nope.
2009-01-07, 7:42 PM #17
Animals live in a constant world of pain. Their life is a hell, and they cannot express it.
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2009-01-07, 7:46 PM #18
Little known Animal facts?
Even though when it was roaming free, it would take over my laptop and try to kitty box me if I tried to move it, when it's locked in roommates room, meowing for hours at end is REALLY ANNOYING and SAD.

Normally, I hate cats. But he's so cute. And it being trapped in a room meowing and scratching at the door is really sad.
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2009-01-07, 9:22 PM #19
Quote:
Squirrls can't swim.
Then how do they get on islands? :ninja:
2009-01-07, 10:22 PM #20
I can swim...Really well.

But seriously, Squirrels CAN swim. I did not know this until a few years ago. I was out boating, and we saw this thing in the water. We moved over to it, and it was a FREAKING SQUIRREL IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUGE LAKE.
2009-01-07, 10:24 PM #21
Rob probably threw it in there, just to be mean.









Because Rob is mean.
2009-01-08, 12:16 AM #22
Originally posted by Hombre:
Because Rob is mean.


and gay
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2009-01-08, 7:37 AM #23
gee sure is /an/ in here today
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2009-01-08, 8:08 AM #24
Little known animal fact:

I'm not helping you write a book without being paid for wasting your time.
2009-01-08, 8:28 AM #25
Originally posted by JM:
Then how do they get on islands? :ninja:


God put them there. There is no other way! :ninja:
Naked Feet are Happy Feet
:omgkroko:
2009-01-08, 8:41 AM #26
Originally posted by kyle90:
Dogs can't look up

Yeah, that's crap. Take some tasty treat and hold it above the dog's head. Move it back more and more, the dog will keep looking upwards. My dog has almost flipped herself over doing this before.
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2009-01-08, 8:45 AM #27
Originally posted by Rob:
Little known animal fact:

I'm not helping you write a book without being paid for wasting your time.


When confronted with homo sapiens the homo Robbian becomes acerbic and obstinate. This is only a defense mechanism, however, that has evolved in order to mask homo Robbian's true intent: mating!
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
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2009-01-08, 10:10 AM #28
Originally posted by Emon:
Yeah, that's crap. Take some tasty treat and hold it above the dog's head. Move it back more and more, the dog will keep looking upwards. My dog has almost flipped herself over doing this before.


I wanna see that. not that I don't believe you it just sounds funny to watch.
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2009-01-08, 11:40 AM #29
Originally posted by Lord_Grismath:
When confronted with homo sapiens the homo Robbian becomes acerbic and obstinate. This is only a defense mechanism, however, that has evolved in order to mask homo Robbian's true intent: mating!


Unfortunately, the outer sexual organs of the homo Robbiens are far too small to copulate successfully with the female homo sapiens.
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2009-01-08, 12:25 PM #30
Originally posted by TheNewKid:
Lizards have two penises. One for a back up. Lucky bastards.



couldnt they just regenerate another? wouldnt it make sense humans and other species that cant regenerate have two?

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