19 Totally Real Animal Facts That Definitely Aren't A Joke

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Ellie Dunn
Oct 21, 2021 12:00 PM EDT

Here at I Can Has Cheezburger, we've spent a lot of time covering amazing but real content about the world's coolest animals. From octopuses fighting fish for seemingly no reason to the truth about fossils in the Appalachian mountains, we love to uncover super interesting information that you probably haven't heard about before. With that being said, the 'facts' we've compiled for you today are…well… a bit different. You'll see in a moment. 

No matter how serious you've had to be all day, now is the time for a cute pawz from that. That's right, we're kicking our feet up, taking off our thinking caps for a moment, and settling in for some pawsitively crazy animal facts. We guarantee that this list will put a smile on your face, even for just a moment. Take a look:

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  • 01
    Font - Fake Animal Facts ... @fakeanimalfacts Sea Cucumbers become more rigid than galvanised steel when removed from the water.
    via @fakeanimalfacts

    Wow! Who knew that soft and squishy sea cucumbers dry up and get rock hard when you remove them from the water, even harder than galvanized steel! That sounds so crazy, almost too outlandish to be real. Hmmm… Mother nature really is pretty amazing, huh?

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    Font - Real Animal Facts (not made up) @trueanimalfactz Your cat actually likes you
    via @trueanimalfactz

    Woahhh. This one is a gamechanger. We can't believe that science has truly proven this once and for all. Shout out to the researchers who must have spent the better part of a decade discussing and researching this absolutely crucial topic. 

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    Human body - Fake Animal Facts @fakeanimalfacts When fish cry, little bubbles of air roll down their cheeks.
    via @fakeanimalfacts
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    Font - Real Animal Facts (not made up) ... @trueanimalfactz Once a week, all crocodiles attend spin class
    via @trueanimalfactz
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    Hair - Real Animal Facts (not made up) @trueanimalfactz each raccoon steals an average of $142,000 worth of merchandise from Target every year.
    via @trueanimalfactz
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    Font - Fake Animal Facts @fakeanimalfacts In the evening spiders like to play charades.
    via @fakeanimalfacts
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    Font - Real Animal Facts (not made up) @trueanimalfactz Lobsters claws are so large because it makes it easier to wave to neighbors
    via @trueanimalfactz
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    Font - Fake Animal Facts ... @fakeanimalfacts Canadian Geese are the only species of goose that can fly.
    via @fakeanimalfacts
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    Font - Fake Animal Facts .... @fakeanimalfacts Wrens get violent when they are drunk.
    via @fakeanimalfacts
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    Human body - Real Animal Facts (not made up) @trueanimalfactz Pidgeons will one day take over the Catholic Church
    via @trueanimalfactz
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    Font - Fake Animal Facts ... @fakeanimalfacts Hippos believe in karma. http://tinyurl.com/5eul2g
    via @fakeanimalfacts
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    Font - Real Animal Facts (not made up) @trueanimalfactz Turtles will one day (slowly) overthrow the capitalist system
    via @trueanimalfactz
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    Font - Real Animal Facts (not made up) ... @trueanimalfactz frogs partake in sports gambling
    via @trueanimalfactz
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    Font - Fake Animal Facts @fakeanimalfacts Seahorses are notorious gamblers.
    via @fakeanimalfacts
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    Rectangle - Real Animal Facts (not made up) ... @trueanimalfactz Otters are bisexual
    via @trueanimalfactz
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    Font - Fake Animal Facts @fakeanimalfacts The egg of a panda is larger than that of an ostrich.
    via @fakeanimalfacts
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    Font - Real Animal Facts (not made up) ... @trueanimalfactz Capybaras have a long history of mafia involvement
    via @trueanimalfactz
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    Font - Fake Animal Facts @fakeanimalfacts Llamas can lick their own elbows.
    via @fakeanimalfacts
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    Rectangle - Real Animal Facts (not made up) ... @trueanimalfactz Squirrels are C.I.A assets
    via @trueanimalfactz

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