19 Strange facts about animals

Tigers never roar before attack. Tweet This

Leeches have 32 brains. Tweet This

Australian male lyrebird can imitate the calls of at least 20 other birds. He can also perfectly mimic sounds such as chainsaw and car alarm. Tweet This

At birth, kangaroo is only one centimetre long (half an inch). Tweet This

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The male platypus’s venom can kill a dog. Luckily, platypus is not an aggressive animal and uses the poisonous spurs exclusively for self-defence. Tweet This

Sometimes wallabies get high after breaking into opium crops, then run around in frenzy and make what look like crop circles. Tweet This

If a kangaroo is chased by a dog close to a lake or river, it may jump into the water for safety. If followed there, kangaroo would try to drown the dog. Tweet This

In early 2016, a 150-year-old mousetrap caught a mouse in a UK Museum. The trap was a part of the exposition and not considered operational for long time. Tweet This

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Kangaroos are capable of living for several months without drinking a drop of water. Should they desperately need some, kangaroos dig “wells”, deep over a metre (4 ft.). Tweet This

Reindeer have 1,500 hairs per sq. cm (almost 10,000 per sq. inch). Tweet This

Cockroaches run at top speed of one meter per second. Tweet This

Honeybees can recognize human faces. They also use the Sun for orientation and somehow know its position at night. Tweet This

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Termite mounds in Australia are thought to be the tallest non-human made constructions. Tweet This

Nile Catfish swims upside down. Tweet This

Grey whales travel each year a distance equal to the half of the equator. Tweet This

Theoretically, a female mosquito can produce about 150 million eggs in a single year. Tweet This

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Macaques never eat an entire fruit if nearby there is another fruit available. Tweet This

Tsetse flies kill about 70,000 people every year. Tweet This

Cockatoos sometimes eat so much that they lose ability to fly for a certain period. Tweet This