20 Cute Animals And Unique Facts About Them To Help You Break The Ice On Your Next Date
Happy Saturday, everyone! We know you're tuckered out from working all week, but there's never a bad time for some awwwducation! Learning about animals is important (especially the cute ones) so we can have a better understanding of the world we live in. Of course, we're bringing you some of the most unique and most adorable unique animals we could find because we want to make learning fun!
These fun facts are purrrrfect for your breaking the ice on a first date, an awkward silence, or for your next game of trivia! We're not saying that this information will help you find the love of your life, but we're not not saying it. You never know when you're going to need a picture of a cute animal and some facts about it. It could be the key to unlocking a pawsitively awesome relationship! So, you better read up, and remember them well, true love is at stake!
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Ringed seals
Ringed seals are the smallest seal species, and when born, weigh under ten pounds. Specific to ringed seals are sharp claws on their front flippers. They use these claws to carve breathing holes in the ice.
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When Snow Leopards sleep they often use their tails to cover their faces for extra warmth!
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The bush dog
The bush dog is a stocky canid with a bear-like face that lives near water in Central and South America. It has partially webbed feet, keeping it from sinking into mud and assisting it in swimming and diving. Don't be fooled by its small stature, it is an apex predator.
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Tufted Ground Squirrel
The tufted ground squirrel is IUCN Vulnerable to extinction and endemic to the island of Borneo/Kalimantan. It has the largest tail-to-body size ratio of any mammal, with the tail being 130% the size of its body.
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Long tailed Tit
The long-tailed tit is insectivorous throughout the year. It eats predominantly arthropods, preferring the eggs and larvae of moths and butterflies. Occasional vegetable matter (such as seeds) is taken in the autumn.
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Arctic Fox
Arctic foxes have some of the largest possible litters of any canids, with groups of 18 to even 25 babies being not uncommon. They also mate for life, and will not take another mate if their chosen mate dies.
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The western hooknose snake
The western hooknose is a nocturnal snake native to the SW US and Mexico. Nocturnal and fossorial, their primary defense is making a popping noise with their cloaca— farting. Some fart so hard they lift themselves from the ground.
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Rare dotted zebra foal. The eye-catching animal, seen in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve, likely has a genetic mutation called pseudomelanism.
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Vampire Moth
Vampire Moths (Genus Calyptra): the vampire moth has a specialized proboscis that it generally uses to pierce/feed on fruit, but some have also been observed using the same tactic to feed on the blood of mammals, including humans.
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Bearded dragons have a third eye called the parietal eye. It’s used to detect shadows and light, and can be found in other animals such as bullfrogs, anoles, sharks, and turtles.
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Puffins live at sea and do not come to land outside of the breeding season, flying, swimming or riding the ocean surface throughout the year regardless of weather.
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The red wolf (Canis rufus) is one of the world's most endangered canids, native to the southeastern United States. It is monogamous, with both parents participating in the rearing of young.
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Egret grow delicate, filamentous plume in breeding season, which called aigrettes
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The tongue of hummingbirds (beautiful and hardworking pollinators) isn't just crazy long - it's also split, like that of snakes
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Coconut crab
The coconut crab is the largest land-dwelling arthropod in the world, growing up to 1 meter in width (over 3 feet). It will climb trees to get to its namesake food - coconuts, using its large claws to clip and crack the coconut. A juvenile crab will sometimes use a coconut shell as shelter.
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The bat-eared fox is a species of fox found on the African savanna. Its large ears, which have a role in thermoregulation.
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Emperor penguins can survive temperatures down to -50 Celsius or -58 Fahrenheit by shuffling around in tight packs of up to 5000 adults and chicks.
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Chillingham cattle are the only breed of wild cattle in the world. They have been around for over 700 years.
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Damselflies
Often mistaken as dragonflies, damselflies belong to the same order (Odonata) but are usually distinguished by their thinner, needlelike abdomens and by the way they hold their wings when at rest. In Japan, they are revered and respected, being symbolic of happiness, strength, courage and success.
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