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]]>Almost 94% percent of all camels in the world are one-humped dromedary species. There are also two-humped Bactrian camels and wild Bactrian camels. The latter is considered a separate species and is currently endangered, with only around 1,000 left.
You might have heard a popular myth about how camels store water in their humps. However, that is not true. They actually store water in their blood. Camels can go 10 days without water and then drink up to 30 gallons of water in one go.
Camels are usually calm and composed animals. However, when they feel threatened, they will spit at the aggressor.
As you might guess, camels are well-adapted to life in the desert. Among the things that help them function in this harsh environment are their two sets of eyelashes and three sets of eyelids. Thanks to this, camels can keep sand and dust out of their eyes.
Most of the time, camels are shown walking at a slow pace. However, they can be surprisingly fast. Camel can reach a speed of 40 miles per hour, which matches the speed of a horse.
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]]>The post Cool Facts About Groundhogs You’ll Want to Share With Your Friends appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Groundhogs are an animal native to North America. This means that the only places you’ll find them in the wild are the United States and Canada.
Groundhogs are one of the rare animals with the capability to whistle. They tend to produce whistling noises in order to alarm the rest of the group about potential dangers. This led to the nickname “whistle pigs.”
Groundhogs usually weigh between seven to 13 pounds but have an impressive appetite. An adult groundhog will usually eat around one pound of food in a single sitting. They usually munch on lettuce, clovers, dandelions, and bark but are also known to eat insects and bird eggs.
Looking at a groundhog, you wouldn’t think they have much in common with squirrels. However, technically, they are one. Groundhogs are the largest members of the squirrel family and are known as ground squirrels.
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]]>The post These Fun Facts About Donkeys Will Surprise You appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Let’s check out some fun facts about donkeys that will surprise you and help you learn more about them.
It is a misconception that donkeys are not intelligent. Several studies have actually proved they are smart animals capable of problem-solving at the same level as dogs. Also, donkeys have an excellent memory and can remember complicated routes or areas they haven’t been to in years.
Donkeys feel at their best in herds. They are social animals that love to be near their kind but are also able to develop deep bonds with other species.
Donkeys are often viewed as stubborn because they sometimes don’t want to move or listen to orders. But studies have shown this is actually an act of self-preservation. They can sense the danger or unfavorable situations, and they simply decide to stay put.
There is more to donkeys’ skill set than working and transporting humans. They can also be trained to serve as guard animals due to their aggressive stance towards coyotes, wolfs, and similar predators.
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]]>The post 4 Animal Facts That Sound Fake But are Totally Real appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>We already know that cockroaches can survive in the harshest conditions. But their survival skills are even more amazing than that because they can live for up to a week without their head. This is because they breathe through small holes in their body called spiracles and can go without food for days.
Turritopsis dohrnii is a jellyfish species that is considered “biologically immortal.” This jellyfish starts its lifecycle as a fertilized egg that later becomes a planula larva. It then settles on the ocean floor and develops into a colony of polyps. These polyps, which are genetically identical, detach from the colony and continue their life as full-grown sea creatures. In case they suffer an injury, get old, or get sick, turritopsis dohrnii can return to the polyp stage and continue its life from that stage. In theory, this process can be repeated indefinitely.
A number of studies have shown that cows are capable of making best friends. They develop such a strong bond with their besties that they get sad and depressed when separated.
Pistol shrimps, which are typically between 1 inch and 2 inches long, are one of the loudest species in the animal world. They actually can produce a sound with their claws that is more than 220 decibels, which is louder than a gunshot.
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]]>The post Interesting Facts About Koalas You Probably Didn’t Know appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Talk about picky eaters. Koalas almost exclusively eat Eucalyptus leaves, usually consuming at least one pound every day. They will reluctantly munch on leaves from other tree species if they don’t have any other choice.
Koalas are the only animals aside from humans and primates that have fingerprints. Additionally, their fingerprints, just like ours, are unique.
Thanks to their Eucalyptus leaves-rich diet, koalas get plenty of hydration and rarely drink water. This is what prompted Aboriginal Australians to give them the name “koala”, which translates to “no drink” or “no water”.
Koalas are living a dream life. Their main activities are eating and sleeping. When they are not snacking, they usually take a nap, and sometimes, they can sleep for 18 hours in a single day.
Koalas don’t enjoy the company of other animals or members of their own kind. They prefer to live a lonely life once they become adults, although they will tolerate other koalas in their vicinity during mating season.
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]]>The post Interesting Facts About Sheep You Probably Didn’t Know appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Sheep do a great job recognizing something that made them ill and treating the illness by themselves. This usually involves eating certain plants or other substances that don’t belong to their diet, but can cure certain discomforts.
Sheep have rectangular pupils. This gives them an impressive peripheral vision. For example, they can see up to 320 degrees around themselves without even moving their head.
Studies have shown that sheep are capable of experiencing a wide range of emotions, more than most other animals. They can feel happiness, sadness, anger, boredom, and much more. On top of that, experts concluded that sheep can feel certain complex emotions like optimism.
Sheep are much more intelligent than we give them credit. Besides being able to learn certain patterns of behavior, they also have an excellent memory. They are able to recognize the faces of other sheep and humans even several years after they have first seen them.
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]]>The post Artist Imagines Animals Having Jobs in These Awesome Illustrations appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Buzas is a talented graphic designer and illustrator who creates all sorts of intriguing illustrations inspired by animals. She recently did a series of works in which she decided to imagine animals as hard-working professionals.
In her works, animals take on different jobs that suit their skills in an amusing way. For example, an otter, known for having bad eyesight, works as an optician.
Lion, on the other hand, is working as a lifeguard on the beach, while a fox is putting out fires as a firefighter.
According to Buzas, the series was inspired by one of the books she enjoyed as a child.
“When I was a child my favorite book was about dogs, who wore clothes and had professions,” she explains.
Continue scrolling to see more animals on jobs, including a tough gorilla as a gardener, an adorable squirrel posing as a security, and a panda settling in a new role as a police officer.
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]]>The post 44+ Unbelievable Animal Facts That Blow Our Minds appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>The knowledgeable people of Reddit have shared their favorite unusual facts about animals, and some of these are so wild they’ll blow your mind. You’ll never be able to look at these creatures the same way again!
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]]>The post Crafty Cat Figures Out How to Open Doors, Teaches Family Dog Too appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Back in 2022, Stevens-Saadeh shared an amusing video on her TikTok that showed her cat Polly easily dealing with glass doors that are meant to keep her from wandering outside the living room. The crafty cat simply jumped on the door handle, used her weight to pull it down, and then simply walked through.
As it turned out, Polly decided to teach a family dog, a Belgian Malinois named Mila, how to pull off the same escape trick.
Now, Stevens-Saadeh believed that Polly and Mila would keep their newfound skills for themselves. However, Mila had other ideas. There was no door that could stop her, including the door that led to the backyard.
In a recent chat with The Dodo, Stevens-Saadeh shared that she is really proud of how her pets managed to learn how to open the doors by themselves. Still, she decided to install locks on the doors that lead out of the house just in case. Now we wonder whether Polly and Mila will end up solving this obstacle as well.
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]]>The post Turkish Piano Teacher Sarper Duman Loves Playing Classical Music For His Cats appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Duman is a Turkish piano player with over a million Instagram followers under his belt, but who was he before becoming an internet sensation? Cats and classical music helped him find his peace of mind, but he was in a much darker place about a decade ago and spent years in recovery after trying to commit suicide in his youth.
Those days are long behind him, and Duman is now fully dedicated to helping animals, especially cats. After the word spread around, people started abandoning sick and wounded cats outside his office, and he found himself taking care of 19 kitties at one point.
Covering their food, litter, and clinic expenses doesn’t come cheap, so he turned to Patreon to ask for help. Despite being an internet star, Duman is still pretty humble, and his music is the best thing that he can offer to his cats. Judging by his viral clips, they love sitting in his lap while he plays the piano and they truly enjoy his musical talent.
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]]>The post Interesting Facts About Camels You Probably Didn’t Know Before appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Almost 94% percent of all camels in the world are one-humped dromedary species. There are also two-humped Bactrian camels and wild Bactrian camels. The latter is considered a separate species and is currently endangered, with only around 1,000 left.
You might have heard a popular myth about how camels store water in their humps. However, that is not true. They actually store water in their blood. Camels can go 10 days without water and then drink up to 30 gallons of water in one go.
Camels are usually calm and composed animals. However, when they feel threatened, they will spit at the aggressor.
As you might guess, camels are well-adapted to life in the desert. Among the things that help them function in this harsh environment are their two sets of eyelashes and three sets of eyelids. Thanks to this, camels can keep sand and dust out of their eyes.
Most of the time, camels are shown walking at a slow pace. However, they can be surprisingly fast. Camel can reach a speed of 40 miles per hour, which matches the speed of a horse.
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]]>The post Cool Facts About Groundhogs You’ll Want to Share With Your Friends appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Groundhogs are an animal native to North America. This means that the only places you’ll find them in the wild are the United States and Canada.
Groundhogs are one of the rare animals with the capability to whistle. They tend to produce whistling noises in order to alarm the rest of the group about potential dangers. This led to the nickname “whistle pigs.”
Groundhogs usually weigh between seven to 13 pounds but have an impressive appetite. An adult groundhog will usually eat around one pound of food in a single sitting. They usually munch on lettuce, clovers, dandelions, and bark but are also known to eat insects and bird eggs.
Looking at a groundhog, you wouldn’t think they have much in common with squirrels. However, technically, they are one. Groundhogs are the largest members of the squirrel family and are known as ground squirrels.
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]]>The post These Fun Facts About Donkeys Will Surprise You appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Let’s check out some fun facts about donkeys that will surprise you and help you learn more about them.
It is a misconception that donkeys are not intelligent. Several studies have actually proved they are smart animals capable of problem-solving at the same level as dogs. Also, donkeys have an excellent memory and can remember complicated routes or areas they haven’t been to in years.
Donkeys feel at their best in herds. They are social animals that love to be near their kind but are also able to develop deep bonds with other species.
Donkeys are often viewed as stubborn because they sometimes don’t want to move or listen to orders. But studies have shown this is actually an act of self-preservation. They can sense the danger or unfavorable situations, and they simply decide to stay put.
There is more to donkeys’ skill set than working and transporting humans. They can also be trained to serve as guard animals due to their aggressive stance towards coyotes, wolfs, and similar predators.
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]]>The post 4 Animal Facts That Sound Fake But are Totally Real appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>We already know that cockroaches can survive in the harshest conditions. But their survival skills are even more amazing than that because they can live for up to a week without their head. This is because they breathe through small holes in their body called spiracles and can go without food for days.
Turritopsis dohrnii is a jellyfish species that is considered “biologically immortal.” This jellyfish starts its lifecycle as a fertilized egg that later becomes a planula larva. It then settles on the ocean floor and develops into a colony of polyps. These polyps, which are genetically identical, detach from the colony and continue their life as full-grown sea creatures. In case they suffer an injury, get old, or get sick, turritopsis dohrnii can return to the polyp stage and continue its life from that stage. In theory, this process can be repeated indefinitely.
A number of studies have shown that cows are capable of making best friends. They develop such a strong bond with their besties that they get sad and depressed when separated.
Pistol shrimps, which are typically between 1 inch and 2 inches long, are one of the loudest species in the animal world. They actually can produce a sound with their claws that is more than 220 decibels, which is louder than a gunshot.
The post 4 Animal Facts That Sound Fake But are Totally Real appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>The post Interesting Facts About Koalas You Probably Didn’t Know appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Talk about picky eaters. Koalas almost exclusively eat Eucalyptus leaves, usually consuming at least one pound every day. They will reluctantly munch on leaves from other tree species if they don’t have any other choice.
Koalas are the only animals aside from humans and primates that have fingerprints. Additionally, their fingerprints, just like ours, are unique.
Thanks to their Eucalyptus leaves-rich diet, koalas get plenty of hydration and rarely drink water. This is what prompted Aboriginal Australians to give them the name “koala”, which translates to “no drink” or “no water”.
Koalas are living a dream life. Their main activities are eating and sleeping. When they are not snacking, they usually take a nap, and sometimes, they can sleep for 18 hours in a single day.
Koalas don’t enjoy the company of other animals or members of their own kind. They prefer to live a lonely life once they become adults, although they will tolerate other koalas in their vicinity during mating season.
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]]>The post Interesting Facts About Sheep You Probably Didn’t Know appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Sheep do a great job recognizing something that made them ill and treating the illness by themselves. This usually involves eating certain plants or other substances that don’t belong to their diet, but can cure certain discomforts.
Sheep have rectangular pupils. This gives them an impressive peripheral vision. For example, they can see up to 320 degrees around themselves without even moving their head.
Studies have shown that sheep are capable of experiencing a wide range of emotions, more than most other animals. They can feel happiness, sadness, anger, boredom, and much more. On top of that, experts concluded that sheep can feel certain complex emotions like optimism.
Sheep are much more intelligent than we give them credit. Besides being able to learn certain patterns of behavior, they also have an excellent memory. They are able to recognize the faces of other sheep and humans even several years after they have first seen them.
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]]>The post Artist Imagines Animals Having Jobs in These Awesome Illustrations appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Buzas is a talented graphic designer and illustrator who creates all sorts of intriguing illustrations inspired by animals. She recently did a series of works in which she decided to imagine animals as hard-working professionals.
In her works, animals take on different jobs that suit their skills in an amusing way. For example, an otter, known for having bad eyesight, works as an optician.
Lion, on the other hand, is working as a lifeguard on the beach, while a fox is putting out fires as a firefighter.
According to Buzas, the series was inspired by one of the books she enjoyed as a child.
“When I was a child my favorite book was about dogs, who wore clothes and had professions,” she explains.
Continue scrolling to see more animals on jobs, including a tough gorilla as a gardener, an adorable squirrel posing as a security, and a panda settling in a new role as a police officer.
The post Artist Imagines Animals Having Jobs in These Awesome Illustrations appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>The post 44+ Unbelievable Animal Facts That Blow Our Minds appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>The knowledgeable people of Reddit have shared their favorite unusual facts about animals, and some of these are so wild they’ll blow your mind. You’ll never be able to look at these creatures the same way again!
The post 44+ Unbelievable Animal Facts That Blow Our Minds appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>The post Crafty Cat Figures Out How to Open Doors, Teaches Family Dog Too appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Back in 2022, Stevens-Saadeh shared an amusing video on her TikTok that showed her cat Polly easily dealing with glass doors that are meant to keep her from wandering outside the living room. The crafty cat simply jumped on the door handle, used her weight to pull it down, and then simply walked through.
As it turned out, Polly decided to teach a family dog, a Belgian Malinois named Mila, how to pull off the same escape trick.
Now, Stevens-Saadeh believed that Polly and Mila would keep their newfound skills for themselves. However, Mila had other ideas. There was no door that could stop her, including the door that led to the backyard.
In a recent chat with The Dodo, Stevens-Saadeh shared that she is really proud of how her pets managed to learn how to open the doors by themselves. Still, she decided to install locks on the doors that lead out of the house just in case. Now we wonder whether Polly and Mila will end up solving this obstacle as well.
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]]>The post Turkish Piano Teacher Sarper Duman Loves Playing Classical Music For His Cats appeared first on penguinmd.
]]>Duman is a Turkish piano player with over a million Instagram followers under his belt, but who was he before becoming an internet sensation? Cats and classical music helped him find his peace of mind, but he was in a much darker place about a decade ago and spent years in recovery after trying to commit suicide in his youth.
Those days are long behind him, and Duman is now fully dedicated to helping animals, especially cats. After the word spread around, people started abandoning sick and wounded cats outside his office, and he found himself taking care of 19 kitties at one point.
Covering their food, litter, and clinic expenses doesn’t come cheap, so he turned to Patreon to ask for help. Despite being an internet star, Duman is still pretty humble, and his music is the best thing that he can offer to his cats. Judging by his viral clips, they love sitting in his lap while he plays the piano and they truly enjoy his musical talent.
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