Facts about animals that will shock you

A grasshopper can leap 20 times the length of its own body.

An African butterfly has enough poison in its body to kill six cats.

Rats laugh when tickled.

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

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Turtles can breathe through their butts.

A sea lion is the first nonhuman mammal with a proven ability to keep a beat.

A sea lion is the first nonhuman mammal with a proven ability to keep a beat.

Studies show that goats have accents.

Alligators can live up to 100 years.

Female koalas have two vaginas.

A newborn kangaroo can fit in a teaspoon.

An octopus has three hearts.

Dolphins have names for each other.

Worms communicate by snuggling.