Animals and Creatures

Bizarre Fact #131:
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A castrated rooster is called a capon.

Bizarre Fact #132:
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A cat's jaw cannot move sideways.

Bizarre Fact #133:
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A cow's sweat glands are in the nose.

Bizarre Fact #134:
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A crocodile really does produce tears, but they're not due to sadness. The tears are glandular secretions that work to expel excess salt from the eyes. Hence, "crocodile tears" are false tears.

Bizarre Fact #135:
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A dog's mucus membrane is the size of fifty postage stamps.

Bizarre Fact #136:
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A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.

Bizarre Fact #137:
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A dragonfly flaps its wings 20 to 40 times a second, bees and houseflies 200 times, some mosquitoes 600 times, and a tiny gnat 1,000 times.

Bizarre Fact #138:
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A dragonfly's penis is shovel-shaped at the end, to scoop a rival male's sperm out of the female it's impregnating.

Bizarre Fact #139:
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A female swine, or a sow, will always have a even number of teats or nipples, usually twelve.

Bizarre Fact #140:
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A few species of monkeys and apes see the full spectrum of color, as well as some birds and possibly fish. Most animals, however, perceive the world in shades of gray, including the bull. A bull who charges a bright red cape is charging because of the movement of the cape, not the color.