Laugh And Learn: Amusing Yet Educational Animal Facts

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Oct 10, 2021 8:00 PM EDT

Animal lovers, gather 'round, because we're about to laugh and learn all at the same time. Finding out new things about animals, reading weird but interesting facts about animals, getting to know more about what animals do and what makes them special - we always gather 'round for that. 

Learning more about animals is one of our favorite things to do - and getting to laugh while we do it... well, that's just the cherry on top. So, we hope you enjoy this fresh collection of animal facts by hourly_facts on Instagram, and that you will learn something new and weird and fun to share with all of your animal-loving friends. 

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  • 01
    Water - When foxes discovered fairy penguins on a small Australian island, they nearly wiped the colony out. So, a chicken farmer began sending some of his dogs to protect the birds. Over the next 10 years, not a single penguin was killed by a fox.
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    Reading about little acts of kindness like these is something that always, without fail, makes our day. Not everyone would have done this for a group of animals, so the people who do are people who are always worthy of celebration. So, thank you, and we hope to read many more stories like these in the future. 

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    Cat - There's a cat in Tokyo that rides the subway on a regular basis. Multiple passengers have tweeted photos of what appears to be the same cat riding the rails since 2013. @HOURLY FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    We have always wondered what people's cats do when they are let outside. It wouldn't be the first time that we read about a cat having a whole other life outside of its home, with a second family and everything. Goodness knows where this cat is going, but it seems like it has a destination in mind. People need to keep documenting it, and then a movie needs to be made. It's necessary.

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    Primate - Ken Allen, an orangutan became famous for escaping from his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo 3 times in the 1980's. He would peacefully stroll around the zoo looking at other animals and never acted aggressively. Other animals even followed his lead and began escaping, too. @HOURLY_FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Water - Flamingos can sleep in ponds that freeze around their legs at night, drink boiling water, and survive conditions that expose them to arsenic and poisonous gases. @HOURLY_FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Vertebrate - When Ring-tailed lemurs get up in the morning, the first thing they do is sunbathe their bellies. In order to get warm, they sit on the ground together, spread out their arms, and lean their heads back as if they're worshiping the sun. @HOURLY FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Dog - Greyhounds are universal blood donors, and with few exceptions, blood from any greyhound can be given to any other breed of dog. @HOURLY_FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Zebra - Zebras and ostriches hang out together. Ostriches have amazing eyesight, but don't hear or smell too well. Zebras can barely see their own stripes, but their hearing and sense of smell are very keen. With their powers combined, predators can be smelled, heard and seen. @HOURLY FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Light - A goat was once arrested and accused of being a person in Nigeria who used magic after an armed robbery. @HOURLY_FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Felidae - Puma, Cougar and Mountain Lion are names for the same exact animal. @HOURLY_FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Art - American soldiers paying tribute to all the horses that lost their life in World War I, 1918 @HOURLY FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Dog - POWERDOG Boxers (the dogs) are named that because they'll paw at you, or 'box you', to show affection. @HOURLY FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Dog - Meet Seattle's celebrity dog, Eclipse, who takes a bus to her favorite park all by herself. "All the bus drivers know her. She has a bus pass attached to her collar and sits just like a person does," @HOURLY_FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Plant - Reindeer aren't native to Alaska. Sheldon Jackson purchased them from Siberia to help with the food shortages in the late 1800s. He brought in 16 and by the late 1930s there were 640,000. @HOURLY_FACTS www.HOURLY.MEDIA
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    Snow - Scientists are attempting to clone extinct Ice Age cave lions using DNA from 12,000-year-old remains. more facts on our website www.hourly.media @hourly facts
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