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Give me weird animal facts

posted 4 years ago by [deleted]
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I like finding out weird facts about animals. Here's some I know.

1) killer whales are closer to Dolphins than great whales, but like dolphins, are still classified as whales (toothed whales)

2) polar bears are classified as marine mammals, just like dolphins, because they live on water (albeit frozen)

3) Cookie (June 30, 1933 – August 27, 2016) was a male Major Mitchell's cockatoo residing at Brookfield Zoo, near Chicago, Illinois, United States. He was believed to be the oldest member of his species alive in captivity, at the age of 82 in June 2015, having significantly exceeded the average lifespan for his kind

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 4 years ago

Koalas and humans have virtually indistinguishable fingerprints. Koala prints have, in fact, caused confusion at crime scenes.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

That's actually a really cool fact. I guess a way to distinguish one from another would be to look for eucalyptus leaf residue in the print, either from them touching them or maybe it comes out of their pores.

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 4 years ago

LOL That’s a smart theory! Are you by any chance an Australian homicide detectives? If not, it’s their loss!

[–] mikethemartian (6089) 4 years ago

Dolphins (the mammal) kill their smaller cousins porpoises (also a mammal).

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qMEXBwFbdoM

[–] Eye (0) 4 years ago

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