There are so many things that make us go: "wow, animals are so amazing!" It can be coming across some criminally underrated animals online, it could be seeing the abnormalities of nature - animals with super unique color mutations - or it could be just looking at one of our pets and finding ourselves amazed by things they do and grateful to have them in our lives. But, there is so much that we do not know about the animal world!
So, it' s time to get awwducated. Thanks to Reddit's r/Awwducational, we can always learn some amazing new and adorable facts about animals. It's wasting your time looking at cute animals on the internet while also learning something at the same time. Guilt-free procrastination, that's what we're all lookig for.
"In winter it hibernates from October to may, and when food is scare and the weather cold and wet, it curls into a ball and goes into Torpor; decreasing physiological activity to save energy."
"Alpacas have a unique immune system, producing nanobody-sized antibodies that are acid-stable and heat-stable, consisting of only two heavy protein chains. Alpaca antibodies are helping with research on Covid, Alzheimers, Cancer and Autism."
"The large frogmouth is a species of bird in the family Podargidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest."
"(Alytes) The males of this species carry their eggs on their backs! They wrap the strings of eggs around their hind legs to protect them from predators. When the eggs are ready to hatch, the male wades in shallow water for the tadpoles. What a great dad!"
"they change these lairs every few days to avoid accidental discovery by predators that pose a threat to their babies like lions or hyenas"
"The dogs instinctively use a "pounce" position to deal with cattle trying to kick them. They also have strong hips and legs, allowing for fast acceleration and high jumping, sometimes as high as 4 feet!"
"A distinctive feature of flying squirrels is the furry glide membrane or patagium, a flap of skin that stretches between the front and rear legs. By spreading this membrane the flying squirrel may glide from tree to tree across distances of over a hundred metres."
"Tree kangaroos live in cloud forests at elevations of up to 11,000 feet. They spend most of their time in trees. Tree kangaroos primarily eat tree leaves, flowers, grass shoots, ferns, moss, and bark!"
"They have no tail, gather twigs and hay to store for the winter, and use a high pitched alarm call when diving into their burrows. They require cold temperatures to live, and often share their burrows with Snowfinches."
"The animals use the odor to mark territory as well as to attract mates. And the cool part about it is that the substance smells like buttery popcorn!"
Can't get enough of ICanHasCheezburger? Then you're in luck because we're now on Instagram!
For a weekly dose of animal-themed community challenges - Subscribe to our Newsletter!
Can't get enough of ICanHasCheezburger? Find us on Instagram!