10 random (yet true) facts about animals
Whether you are an “animal lover” or not, it is always good to expand your knowledge of things around you. Here is a look at some facts about animals, information that you probably never would have uncovered otherwise:
1 Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
2 Butterflies taste with their feet.
3 A leech has 32 brains.
4 Only half a dolphin’s brain sleeps at a time. The other half makes sure it comes up for water so it doesn’t drown. Dolphins also sleep with one eye opened.
5 A cockroach can live for several weeks after losing its head.
6 A snail can sleep for up to three years.
7 A flamingo can eat only while its head is upsidedown.
8 Some octopuses eat their arms off in stressful situations.
9 Only a pregnant polar bear hibernates, not all.
10 A male Koala has two penises and a female Koala two vaginas.
