What I Learnt Today : 10 Unknown Amazing Facts About Animals - Part LXXI

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(1) Sea otters always float on their backs when they eat.

(2) Frogs & fishes sleep with their eyes open.

(3) Sharks have very keen sense of hearing. It is proved by researchers that they can hear low pitch sound better below the range of human hearing.

(4) To get food, arctic fox sometimes follow the polar bear and eat their fragments. They have an outstanding sense of hearing and smell.

Shark
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(5) The Kangaroo’s ancestors lived in trees. Today there are eight different kinds of tree kangaroos.

(6) Some Reindeer have knees that make a clicking sound when they walk. It helps them keep together in a blizzard.

(7) Butterflies do not have a mouth or taste buds to taste food. Sensors located at the back of their legs help them identify whether what they're stepping on is palatable.

Kangaroo

Reindeer
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(8) Sea horses are the only animals in the entire world whose male members carry their young rather than the females. While mating, the female leaves the eggs in the small pouch of the male, thereby making it pregnant. This leaves the female free to make more eggs and reproduce at a faster rate.

(9) A turtle's gender is not determined by chromosomes but the ambient temperature of the eggs. This has become a matter of concern in light of global warming with a threat of an all-female population and extinction.

(10) Polar bears have clear fur covering a layer of black skin which helps them absorb the sun's rays better. The rays get trapped in the fur and cause luminescence which makes it look white.

Sea horse

Polar bear
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reference : http://www.thefactsite.com/2010/09/300-random-animal-facts.html

http://list25.com/25-amazing-facts-you-didnt-know-about-animals/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kasiagalazka/surprising-facts-about-animals

http://www.boredpanda.com/happy-animal-facts/

http://mentalfloss.com/article/86578/50-incredible-animal-facts-youll-want-share

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/50-weird-facts-from-the-animal-kingdom/ss-BBr2HCT#image=2

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