14 non-banal facts about animals that can not be found in encyclopedias

Undoubtedly, all animals are our friends, because any representative of the fauna is a valuable inhabitant of our planet, its decoration, and also makes our life more joyful and interesting. Of course, friends need to strive to get to know better, but the limitless diversity of the animal world makes this task very difficult. So there will always be a couple of interesting facts about wildlife, which we did not even suspect. One of the employees of the Columbus Zoo shared the fascinating and completely unbanal secrets of the animal kingdom:

Despite the fact that polar bears are covered with white fur, their skin is black.

A giraffe sleeps on average a couple of hours a day.

Incredibly, bats make up one fifth of all mammals.

Kangaroos look so clumsy because they cannot move with one foot independently of the other.

Gorillas fall in love just like people.

Bald eagles are considered one of the largest birds of prey, but at the same time they make sounds resembling the squeaks of small kittens.

Not only males of reindeer have horns, but females too.

Elephants can recognize their reflection in the mirror, while most other animals are not capable of this.

Kangaroo females are real superfoods of the animal world. These creatures are not only able to suspend their pregnancy for a while, but they can also simultaneously grow an embryo, a baby in a bag and a kangaroo who can already jump independently.

In fact, flamingos do not bend their knees in the other direction, as it seems to many. It’s just just ankles, and the knees of these birds are much higher and they bend just like ours.

Big cats are growling and purring. Puma just refers to the latter and is the largest among them.

The rhino horn is something like the type of nails we have and grows quite quickly - about eight centimeters a year.

Gulman monkeys are a species of gray primates, but their cubs are born orange.

All grizzlies are brown bears, but at the same time, not all brown bears are grizzlies.

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