21 Surprising Animal Facts. A Fascinating Insight into the Lives of Various Species

#1 Otters show their babies in the face of danger to make the predator feel compassion for them

#2 Sea otters also hold hands while sleeping to prevent rolling over and drifting off

#3 Squirrels plant thousands of trees each year because they forget where exactly they bury their acorns

#4 Puffins mate for life - after finding a mate, they build their home on a cliff and stay with each other for the rest of their lives

#5 Cows make friends with other cows, and when they are lonely, they feel really strong anxiety

#6 Octopuses collect shiny objects and shells of crustaceans to build a “garden” around their caves. It is meant to camouflage their home

#7 Elephants suck their trunk the way humans suck their thumbs when they’re babies

#8 Cats rarely “bump” others with their heads, but when they do, it’s to show that they trust them

#9 Squirrels adopt and care for other baby squirrels if the squirrels are orphans

#10 Pandas can sleep anywhere, so they usually fall asleep wherever they are

#11 Prairie dogs greet each other by kissing

#12 Some young owls sleep like this

#13 Penguins have knees

#14 Cats can’t smell sugar because their tongue doesn’t have the right receptors

#15 Bearded vultures are the only birds that wear makeup - they deliberately dye their white feathers red using mud

#16 Here’s how big a whale skull is

#17 Owls don’t like rain….

#18 Elephant foot Vs. Human foot

#19 Chinese water deer look like vampires

#20 Shark eggs are transparent

#21 Some types of five-spotted starfish may be born as squares due to genetic abnormalities