Top 25+ curiosities about animals you (maybe) didn't know

Astonishing facts

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The animal kingdom is full of amazing secrets: speedy creatures, others lethal, behaviors that defy logic, and facts that, honestly, not even your trivia-loving uncle could imagine.

The fastest animal

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The peregrine falcon reaches speeds of 389 km/h in a dive. No F1 car could compete.

The most aggressive

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The honey badger is known for attacking fearlessly everything from lions to cobras. Officially an adorable psychopath.

The most vengeful

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The crow remembers human faces that have harmed it for years. A neighbor you don't want to bother.

The biggest brain proportionally

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The octopus has the largest brain relative to its body size in the animal kingdom. Multi-tentacled and intelligent.

The smallest egg

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The bee hummingbird of Cuba lays eggs the size of a pea. A miniature from nature.

The most lethal venom

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The stonefish has a venom that can kill a human within hours. And it looks... like a rock.

The strongest bite

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The saltwater crocodile has the most powerful bite: 3700 PSI. No armored door would survive.

The fastest swimmer

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The sailfish swims at 110 km/h. No marine Michael Phelps comes close.

The sleepiest animal

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The koala sleeps up to 22 hours a day. A true sleep influencer.

The longest-lived

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The Greenland shark can live over 400 years. It was swimming before Shakespeare was born.

The most poisonous on land

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The golden poison frog has enough venom to kill 10 adult humans. Beautiful but deadly.

The loudest insect

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The African cicada emits calls of 120 decibels. If it sang at your window, you'd buy earplugs.

The quickest color changer

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The pygmy squid can change color faster than your Monday morning excuses.

The best construction worker

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The beaver builds dams that can be over 800 meters long. An architect with teeth.

The most romantic (perhaps)

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The male seahorse is the one who carries the eggs and incubates them. A father committed to the family cause.

The stickiest

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The gecko has pads on its feet with over a million microhairs. Climbs like Spider-Man.

The best jumper

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The flea jumps 200 times its body length. An athlete impossible to squash.

The largest animal

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The blue whale reaches 180 tons. Heavier than 25 elephants combined.

The deepest call

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The blue whale also has the lowest call on the planet. It rumbles through the ocean.

The oldest insect

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The dragonfly has existed for 300 million years. A true Jurassic dynamo.

The best dancer

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The male bird of paradise performs complex dances and displays bright feathers to seduce the female. A true showman of the animal kingdom.

The most prolific breeder

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The mouse can have 100 offspring per year. Basically, a rodent factory.

The most electrifying

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The electric eel generates up to 600 volts. The light of the party.

The greatest migrator

Astonishing facts, The fastest animal, The most aggressive, The most vengeful, The biggest brain proportionally, The smallest egg, The most lethal venom, The strongest bite, The fastest swimmer, The sleepiest animal, The longest-lived, The most poisonous on land, The loudest insect, The quickest color changer, The best construction worker, The most romantic (perhaps), The stickiest, The best jumper, The largest animal, The deepest call, The oldest insect, The best dancer, The most prolific breeder, The most electrifying, The greatest migrator

The Arctic tern migrates 70,000 km a year. Half the planet traveled without accumulating miles.