Funny & Cute Animal Facts We Learned About Today

Mel Dawn

Sep 9, 2022 5:00 PM EDT

Twitter account @todayyearsoldig is a goldmine of interesting and adorable factoids about animals and we've collected all our recent favorites from the account. Did you know that newborn owlets sleep on their tummies because their heads are too heavy? Neither did we until today!

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Because they have so many natural predators, dik-diks have excellent eyesight and can run up to 26 miles per hour!
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Okapis are sometimes known as forest giraffes. Although they seem to have the legs of a zebra, they are more closely related to giraffes.
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If you spent most of your time buried in the sand, you'd probably want eyeballs on the top of your head, too.
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Yes, it's super adorable, but also helps elephants learn how to flex and control their trunk muscles at a young age.
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Did you also know that scientists can figure out the approximate ages of these beasts by radiocarbon dating crystals found in their eyeballs?
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The harpy eagle's wingspan can reach up to 6.5 feet!
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According to Wikipedia, Jonathan has lived through 31 governors' terms.
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There's even a documentary that was released in 2021 called, The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52.
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It's called the barreleye or spook fish, and those things in the front aren't its eyes, those are its nostrils. Those green orbs within the head are its eyes!
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Flamingos turn pink when they metabolize the carotenoids found in the microscopic algae that brine shrimp eat.
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This beast belongs to the family known as megabat.
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Sleeping owlets look like they've had a little too much to drink.
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These pictures are a memelord's dream.
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As amusing as that last post was, it stirred up some Twitter drama between @todayyearsoldig and @GatorsDaily, who pointed out the post's claim that alligator's "don't just float" might be a little misleading.
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