Owls don't have eyeballs. They have eye tubes.

Animals with smaller bodies and faster metabolism see in slow motion.

Octopuses sync their skin color changes to rhythmic sounds.

Dogs' sense of smell is about 100,000 times stronger than humans', but they have just one-sixth our number of taste buds.

Dolphins whistle differently when they spot familiar humans.

Elephants identify vehicles by engine vibrations alone.

The extinct colossus penguin stood as tall as LeBron James.

Goats read human moods by watching how people walk.

Honeybees can flap their wings 200 times every second.

Seahorses brighten slightly when hiding food from a mate.

A type of "immortal" jellyfish can cheat death indefinitely.

Crows hide shiny objects underwater to keep them secret.

Humpback whale songs spread like "cultural ripples from one population to another."

Sloths can rotate their heads nearly 300 degrees.

Elephants have a specific alarm call that means "human."

Parrots mumble mimicry sounds while dreaming.

Jellyfish pulse more slowly during full moons.

Horses use facial expressions to communicate with each other. Researchers have identified 17 discrete facial movements in horses.

Kangaroos sense Earth’s magnetic field through their feet.

Barn owls are generally monogamous, but about 25% of mated pairs "divorce." They do so if breeding is unsuccessful.

Turtles sense storms through tiny humidity shifts in their shells.

The bone-house wasp stuffs the walls of its nest with dead ants.

Giraffes hum at low frequencies to calm their calves.

Raccoons wash their paws more often when stressed.

Less time separates the existence of humans and the Tyrannosaurus rex than the T-rex and the Stegosaurus.

Bees react differently to various types of human laughter.

Warmer weather causes more turtles to be born female than male.

Bats save the U.S. agriculture industry an estimated $3.7 to $53 billion annually by eating pest insects.

Fourteen new species of dancing frogs were discovered in 2014, bringing the global number of known dancing frog species to 24.

Wolves “vote” on direction by sneezing in group meetings.

Animals are bizarre—in the best way. But can you spot the real strange animal facts from the fake ones? Some are unbelievable and still true… others are lies that sound just real enough to fool you. Let’s see how sharp your instincts are.

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Weird Animal Facts — Which Is TRUE?