20 Weirdest Animal Facts That Are Completely True

The animal kingdom is an incredibly diverse place. Earth is home to more than one million known animal species, each one representing an ancient history of biological trivia. Much of this knowledge gets lost in the ether, leaving us to speculate about things like dinosaur divorce rates or amphibian dance moves. But we still catch an awful lot, providing us with plenty of interesting facts about our fellow fauna. From furry creatures you never realized that have the ability to kiss to the ones that enjoy getting tipsy, these amazing animal facts are sure to wow even the biggest animal lovers out there. If you haven't got a pet before reading this article, you might consider getting one.

#1 Out of sheer sexual frustration, male otters will rape baby seals if there aren’t any female otters around. -Murrnath

#2 Female butterflies have teeth in their reproductive systems. -Ceejay4444

#3 The Cordyceps Fungus grows inside an insect’s body, infects the brain and makes it kill itself (broadly speaking). Fortunately only works on insects. -Mousse9

#4 Dolphins are intelligent enough to commit suicide. -Ulfricstorm192

#5 Male dolphins will kill a female Dolphin's baby in order to force her to make them a kid. Female Dolphins found the best possible way they could to counter that. Females will f**k every male dolphin they can until they give birth. Why? Well, So all these males can go "Ho shit, maybe that's my kid" and not only will they protect her from danger, but they'll also protect the kid. -Realistic-Werewolf-1

#6 You’re more likely to be killed by a cow than a shark. -Ducky935

#7 Kangaroos will drown you for the hell of it if given the opportunity. -Ok-Peak-3012

#8 Female ferrets die if they do not mate once they go into heat. -Ducky935

#9 Male giraffes will head-butt a female in the bladder until she urinates, then it tastes the pee to help it determine whether or not the female is ovulating. --eDgAR-

#10 Horses cannot throw up. -Ceejay4444

#11 The honeybees you see in your yard are in the last 2 to 3 weeks of their lives. -Fit-Environment-8140

#12 House cat sex is basically BDSM. His penis has backward-bent barbs that will hurt her when he pulls out (the pain triggers ovulation). In turn she will hit him with her paws after that. -ronin668

#13 When a Lion takes over a pride, they will kill the offspring in the pride to get rid of future rivals and send all of the lionesses into heat. -SnooChipmunks126

#14 Lobsters brains are located in their throats. -Ducky935

#15 Hyenas give birth through a vagina/penis and most pups don't survive. -Big-Pollution2705

#16 Pigs will eat a human body whole, bones and all. Good for getting rid of a body. Beware of pig farmers. -DazDay

#17 Pelicans will walk through flocks of other birds and just pick up baby chicks and eat them alive. -Big-Pollution2705

#18 Sand Tiger Sharks eat each other while still in the womb. The momma shark has (I’m not entirely sure) at least a hundred eggs, and once they “hatch” inside her, they’ll eat each other, and usually just one or two make it out of the womb. -Chonky_railway

#19 Tasmanian devils live in burrows. A male will break into a female's burrow and attack her. He will hold her hostage for days, biting and clawing at her refusing to let her leave her burrow until he wears her down and lets him mate with her. -c-est-magnifique