9 Secrets About Animals They Don’t Tell You in Class

If the information you will see in this post were transmitted at school, certainly no student would miss biology classes. How hawks corner their prey during a forest fire, why zebras have black and white stripes or how much the largest bony fish on the planet measures: these are just a few examples that will not leave any nature lover indifferent.

O awesome.club compiled 9 information about the animal world that surprised even experts. At the end of this post, you will be able to see how animals are masters in the art of surprises, especially when it comes to appearance.

Yeah, some birds can be held responsible for the spread of forest fires. For example, in Australia, zoologists have observed on several occasions how hawks and kites carry in their claws burning branches, taken from large fires, throwing them over dry bushes. Thus, they created new foci to make their prey leave the nests.

This is a frog from Alaska. With the arrival of blizzards, she literally freezes for 6-7 months: her body is covered with ice, her lungs stop working, but her blood continues to circulate. To survive such harsh conditions, she has cryoprotectants in her body. They reduce the freezing temperature of blood and other body fluids. But as soon as spring arrives, these frogs “resurrect” and continue to enjoy life as usual.

The “artist” behind these mysterious circular patterns on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is a fish named arothron hispidus🇧🇷 The fact that is most impressive is that these patterns allow the flow to carry very fine sand to the center of the nest, an indispensable condition for the survival of the eggs of these very peculiar fish.

Experts have found that the white and black colors of zebras are effective against insects. The narrow lines on the body make the zebra unattractive to flies, for example, because of the light waves that reflect on the animal’s skin.

Some species of goldfish feel the arrival of intense cold, their body is filled with ethyl alcohol. Ethanol is produced by the body with the help of special proteins that convert lactic acid into alcohol. And it’s the increased levels of alcohol that keep cell membranes from rupturing, even when fish are trapped in ice waiting for cooler temperatures.

This is the peregrine shark, the second largest fish in the world after the whale shark. He might look like he could swallow a whole fish and even a human being in one mouthful, but this guy is actually super chill. It only feeds on plankton, just like whale sharks.

Despite having a respectable appearance and bearing the title of the largest lizard in the world, the animal has a weaker bite than that of a domestic cat. If one of these tries to bite someone, it’s very likely to end up injuring its own jaw or skull. It is worth mentioning that this large but fragile animal kills its prey with the help of its saliva which, when in contact with the skin, causes the victim to rot slowly and painfully.

This marine “monster” was captured a few years ago on a beach on Isla Catalina, in the Caribbean. The animal, known as the king of herrings, is a giant paddle fish, measuring 5.5 meters in length. He entered the Book of Records as the largest bony fish in the world today. The largest individual of this species ever recorded measured 11 meters in length.

On the left, the fingerprint of a koala; on the right, that of a human.

Australian researchers have discovered that koala and human fingerprints are very similar. The similarity is such that even experts often have trouble telling a person apart from a koala based on fingerprints and even under a microscope.