Your girlfriend is probably having an affair with barnyard animals at this moment.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/ShittyAnimalFacts
80% of the Rodrigues flying fox population on the island of Rodrigues lives in a single colony with three roost sites. They have been using those roosts for over 50 years!8yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/BatFacts
Aldabra giant tortoises are primarily herbivores, but have been known to eat small invertebrates and even carrion.8yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/TurtleFacts
The Rodrigues flying fox is a critically endangered bat found only on the small island of Rodrigues. It was historically present on two other islands (Mauritius and Round Island), but has been extirpated there. At one point, the entire population was around 70 individuals!8yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/BatFacts
Bats only have one mode of intermittent flight--undulating--unlike birds, who use both undulating and bounding flight modes.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/BatFacts
[HAFF] 45 years ago today, the Oregon Department of Transportation decided the best way to dispose of a sperm whale carcass on a beach was to use a half ton of dynamite. The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds and a car was crushed by a large chuck of whale.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/HeresAFunFact
The yuma myotis and little brown bat are nearly identical, but one of the best ways to distinguish them in the field is by pelage sheen.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/BatFacts
The turtle frog digs forward into sand, like a turtle, rather than backwards like most frogs.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) was reduced to under 20 individuals at one point, but were saved from extinction by National Parks, game reserves, and private farms.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
Adelie penguins, named after the wife of an Antarctic explorer, construct nests out of pebbles, but aren't above stealing stones from a neighbor.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
Pallas' long-tongued bat (Glossophage soricina) can learn the location of new flowers from other conspecifics and remember the learned location for several weeks!9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/BatFacts
Due to the harsh rocky environment, rockhopper penguins cannot slide on their bellies like most penguins, so they hop to get from one place to another. Some are more graceful than others!9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Girgentana is an endangered goat breed from southern Sicily notable for its spiral horns.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/goats
I just learned that the turtle frog (Myobatrachus gouldii) exists. It hatches as a frog, not a tadpole!9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/herpetology
45 years ago today, the Oregon Department of Transportation decided the best way to dispose of a sperm whale carcass on a beach was to use a half ton of dynamite. The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds and a car was crushed by a large chuck of whale.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
The alligator snapping turtle actually has a weaker bite than many other turtle. In fact, its bite force relative to body size is comparable to that of a human.8yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/TurtleFacts
Hedgehogs have around 5000 to 6500 spines, which are actually stiff, hollow hairs.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
Aye-ayes, one of the largest nocturnal primates, sleep the day away in spherical nests made of leaves, branches, and vines.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
The trunk of the Asian elephant may contain as many as 60000 muscles!9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
Striped yellow-eared bats live in harem-like social groups of one male and one to three females inside their leaf tents.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
There are twenty species of Bowerbirds. The males of these species construct elaborate bowers which they use to court females. This one seems to have an eye for blue.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/birdfacts
Madagascar day geckos have a distinct call that resembles the sound of a frog. It is made by using their very large tongues to produce a clicking sound off the roofs of their mouths.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
Kidney transplant patients experience an increased incidence of cancer. This may be due to an immunosuppressive phenotype characterized by the expansion of the regulatory T cell population.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/ScienceFacts
Giant Anteaters will sometimes dig for water when no surface water is available.9yr ⋅ Aelegans ⋅ r/Awwducational
