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15 Fun facts about popularly known animals that may surprise you

No matter how much human beings learn about the fauna of our planet, it will always manage to impress us. After all, all the time we are discovering new information about new species and characteristics of the animals around us. However, these discoveries are not limited to animals in the wild or in remote regions, they can even be found in the most common and everyday animals. Have you ever thought that you might not know everything about them?

You can find everything on awesome.club, but the curiosities of this post left even our newsroom impressed. Follow!

1. Pigs don’t sweat. They don’t have sweat glands, so they cool their bodies in pools of water or mud.

2. Female mongooses from the same group give birth on the same day

3. Apparently, the laws of physics don’t apply to goats

4. Because they live in the hostile environment of the savannas, giraffes sleep from 10 minutes to 2 hours a day, with 20 minutes being the maximum rest time, as sleeping in this position makes them vulnerable

5. The crested jacana looks like an ordinary bird… until it shows its paws

6. The possum, to scare off predators, pretends to be dead. It lies still and gives off a foul odor until the threat is gone.

7. While the female rhea goes in search of another mate after laying her eggs, the father broods and takes care of the chicks. Females do not mind abandoning eggs in the nest.

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8. A hammerhead shark inside

9. Rhinos are not slow at all: they can reach speeds of up to 55 km/h

10. Due to the anatomy of the legs, swifts need to drink water while flying, as they cannot walk

11. The hummingbird of the genus Androdon aequatorialis has sharp teeth to ward off rivals from flowers with nectar and to hunt small insects

12. Moray eels and eels live a long time in the larval stage. Before becoming adults, they are completely transparent and can grow up to 1.5 meters.

13. The gypsy jacu, when in its juvenile phase, has claws on the tips of its wings to protect itself against predators.

14. A gorilla at the Miami Zoo uses sign language to tell visitors not to feed the animals.

15. Did you know that the female hedgehog carries her young in her mouth, like kittens? Look how cute!

Do you know another interesting curiosity about any animal? Tell us in the comments section.

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