Unusual Animal Facts

Every animal species has some unusual facts about their physical characteristics and behavior. Most of this is uncommon knowledge, fun to read, and useful for our general knowledge.

There are many interesting and unusual animal facts that you may have possibly never heard about earlier. Let's browse through some of them...

A female anaconda is 3-5 times bigger in size than an average male anaconda.

It's a strange fact that all polar bears are left-handed and their liver is extremely poisonous as it contains too much of Vitamin C.

Sharks seemingly are the only animals that never fall sick and are immune to every known disease including cancer.

A lion can mate up to 50 times in a day.

Cats can sleep up to 16 hours in a day.

Mockingbirds can imitate sounds of other birds.

The rat tops the list of animals that can live without water for a long time; the camel being second to it. Another fascinating fact about a camel is that its milk does not ferment into curd.

The eyes of donkeys are placed in such a way that they can see all four feet at the same time.

There are around 2,600 known species of frogs, which live on every continent, except Antarctica.

The venom of a poison arrow frog can kill approximately 2,200 people.

Crocodiles can swallow large stones that stay permanently in their bellies and are used as ballast in diving.

Slugs have four noses, but none of them are visible.

An electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts, which it uses to defend itself from predators or for hunting its prey.

A porcupine has 30,000 quills on an average. Its average heartbeat is around 190 beats per minute, which reduces to 20 during hibernation.

Butterflies surprisingly use their feet to taste.

A cockroach can stay alive up to nine days without its head, before it dies.

A woodpecker can peck up to 20 times in a second.

Bats unmistakably turn left when exiting a cave. A brown bat can catch around 1,200 mosquito-sized insects in just an hour.

The call of a blue whale reaches up to 188 decibels, which can be heard from hundred of miles underwater, thus entitling it to be the loudest animal on earth. In loudness, the whale is followed by the howler monkey.

The hummingbird can hover and fly straight up, down, or backward.

Father catfish keep eggs in their mouth until they are ready to hatch and don't eat until then, which may take several weeks.

A chameleon can move its eyes in any two separate directions at the same time.

Duck quacks do not echo; the reason for which is still unknown.

A cow can be led upstairs, but it can't be brought downstairs.

Normally, a dolphin consumes food equivalent to one-third of its weight, every day.

The sloth normally travels an average of 15-feet a day.

Generally, an average male llama weighs up to 375 pounds and stands 5-6 feet tall.

A newborn kangaroo's size is as small as that of a coffee bean.

Generally, 95% of a panda's diet consists of bamboo.

A full-grown bull's average weight is 900 pounds.

One out of every five thousand North Atlantic lobsters is born bright blue in color.

The black Uakari monkey travels an average of 1½ to 2 miles every day.

A female ferret will literally die, if she can't find a mate after going into heat.

An average size of an adult guinea pig is two pounds.

A female praying mantis may eat the male's head just after or even during mating.

If a drop of liquor is put on the scorpion, it will sting himself to death.

The humpback whale has the longest flippers than any other marine mammal: up to one-third of its body length.

These are few unusual animal facts that are known to mankind. There are many more amazing, amusing and fascinating facts that are yet to be discovered.