Fun Facts We Didn't Need To Know

[tripletfeb]

The zoomed in face of an ant

 

[casportpony]

Not sure it's a "fun" fact, but ancient Romans prized flamingo tongues as a delicacy.

Interesting.

 

[ColtHandorf]

The zoomed in face of an ant

Horrifying.

 

[Meg22]

When the Romans got to Britain that found the same breed of chickens we have now.

 

[casportpony]

The Opossum is North America’s only marsupial, they can eat 5000 ticks a year and are almost immune to rabies! Their body temperature is too low for the virus to survive!”
https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/science/opossums-have-impressive-immunity-to-rabies

 

[casportpony]

Cats are believed to be the only mammals who don’t taste sweetness.

 

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

Brown Bears practice what is called delayed implantation. They mate in late spring and early summer, but the embryo does not implant and start to develop until late fall early winter, and only if they have enough body fat to support the growing fetus. Also, when a Brown Bear is born, it is the size of a soup can!

 

[Summer_]

I couldn’t find this thread for so long

 

[casportpony]

At birth, a panda cub is smaller than a mouse and weighs only four ounces.

 

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

The zoomed in face of an ant

Myrmecophobia is the term for a fear of ants, which I have… even more so after seeing that picture.