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35 Fascinating — And Kinda Terrifying — Facts About Animals

November 05, 2023

Mother Nature sure can be cruel. Not only do we have to worry about the ugly and dangerous-looking animals but the cute ones are also actually pretty terrifying and gross as well. Here are 35 animals that will send chills down your spine…

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THE AYEAYE HAS EXTRA-LONG FINGERS. They live in trees in Madagascar, and use those long digits to dig for grubs. CRACKED.COM ttp://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/aye-aye/ — 25 Animals IRL That Will Haunt Your Dreams

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CRACKED.COM The GREATER BILBY is an Australian rabbit-kangaroo. There are efforts to replace the Easter Bunny with an Easter Bilby, to raise awareness about this fluffy marsupial's endangered status. — Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Queensland Department of Environment and Science

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PENGUIN POOP IS INTOXICATING. King penguin poop releases so much laughing gas that scientists who study it get go cuckoo. CRACKED.COM — Mental Floss

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MALE DOLPHINS WILL MURDER BABY DOLPHINS IN ORDER TO MATE WITH THE MOTHER. A new mother is unavailable for mating for years while she cares for her young. CRACKED.COM — BBC

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SLOTHS TAKE ONE REALLY LONG POOP ONCE A WEEK. Pooping is extremely dangerous for sloths as it requires them to take a (slow) trip to the ground where they are vulnerable to predators. CRACKED.COM — Mental Floss

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RABBITS EAT THEIR OWN POOP Rabbits need to digest their food a second time in order to absorb the nutrients they need for survival. CRACKED.COM — McGill

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BUTTERFLIES WILL EAT BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS, URINE, POOP, AND ROTTING FLESH. These not-picky-eaters will also consume mud. CRACKED.COM — Mental Floss

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Woodpeckers CRACKED.COM Several varieties of woodpeckers have been documented pecking their way into the skulls of baby birds in order to eat their delicious brains. Woody Woodpecker's maniacal laugh seems all the more devious now. — Audubon

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Orcas CRACKED.COM We all know that killer whales earn their name by being cunning predators, but did you know they are also sadists? Orcas have been seen playing with their food, tossing sea turtles around like underwater frisbees, as a cruel appetizer. — ive Science

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Meerkats CRACKED.COM Hakuna Matata? Not likely. In meerkat society, the group alpha will kill nursing pups and use that mother as a wet nurse to her own young. — BBC

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Ladybugs CRACKED.COM These insects, whose delightful color and endearingly clumsy flying we have deemed to be aww worthy, eat the eggs of their own kind in order to get first dibs on a newly forming aphid colony. It's for the kids! — 6 Horrifying Dark Sides of Creatures You Think Are Adorable

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Deer CRACKED.COM During the mating season, a rutting deer will gore you to death if you stand between them and some white-tail. Or if you're just minding your own business, as several people have found themselves being ambushed by horny males. — 5 Super-Adorable Animals That Can Kill The Hell Out Of You

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Chimpanzees CRACKED.co Our genetic cousins are rarely seen in movies and TV after they reach maturity, and for good reason. They are basically 4 foot tall bodybuilders with mood disorders; female chimps will snatch a baby and eat it right in front of its mother. — The 6 Biggest Assholes in the Animal Kingdom

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THERIZINOSAURUS Dead for 65 million years. 33', 6, 600 LBS CRACKED.COM The Cretaceous period was a dangerous time to be alive, so even herbivores had to arm themselves against the T-Rex. Therizinosaurus had an interesting idea and developed the largest claws of any living being. A gentle giant, perhaps? We're not taking that chance. — National Geographic

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THE GOLLATH FROG IS THE SIZE OF A HOUSE CAT. These bad boys can jump 10 feet. They eat rodents, bats, and other frogs. CRACKED.COM http://animals: ttp://animals.sandiegozoo.org/arimals/goliath-frog — 25 Animals IRL That Will Haunt Your Dreams

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DEINOSUCHUS Dead for 82 million years. 40', 14,330 LBS CRACKED.COM Crocodiles haven't changed much for millions of years, except in one key area: they are no longer the size of school busses. Nature's Perfect Killing Machine was powerful enough to feast on the lizard king himself, Tyrannosaurus Rex. — American Museum of Natural History

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THE YETI CRAB IS CRAWLING WITH BACTERIA. Scientists think the yeti crab cultivates and grows bacteria, which lives in its arm hair, to eat. CRACKED.COM http://www.mbari.org/discovery-of-yeti-crab/ — 25 Animals IRL That Will Haunt Your Dreams

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VENEZUELAN The POODLE MOTH is too adorable for an insect. This real-life Pokemon was photographed in 2009. Not much is known about it, except that it's cuter than a bug has any right to be. CRACKED.COM — 15 Creatures You'll Think (Or Wish) We Were Making Up

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BASILOSAURUS Dead for 34 million years. 70', 132, ,000 LBS CRACKED.COM Although it looked as much like a sea monster that ate ships whole as any fantasy ocean dragon, the King Lizard was actually a whale. During its time, Basilosaurus was the top predator in the ocean, eating sharks and other whales with its large, serrated teeth. — Scientific American

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JAEKELOPTERUS Dead for 251 million years. 8'LONG CRACKED.COM Not content to swim the vast oceans, the largest of the so-called Sea Scorpions decided to lurk in smaller bodies of water such as rivers and lakes, like dead-eyed, armored brown bears. By the way, they were the size of brown bears. — National Park Service

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BRAZILIAN The TREEHOPPER looks like a helicopter for no reason. Is that complicated gizmo on top of this bug it to scare predators away? Is it to look cool? Nobody's sure. CRACKED.COM — Science Focus, Project Noah

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HIPPOS MARK THEIR TERRITORY BY HELICOPTERING THEIR POOP. Hippos will spin their tails while pooping in order scatter it farther. CRACKED.COM — 21 Horrific Facts About Adorable Animals

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CRACKED.COM This cutie is called HELICOCRANCHI PFEFFERI It's the size of an orange and has light- but you can call producing organs. No, it piglet squid. you can't pet it it lives over 300 feet under the ocean. — 15 Creatures You'll Think (Or Wish) We Were Making Up

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Megalara Garuda CRACKED.co Scientists call this insect the king of wasps. That's because it's over 2 inches long, venomous, and has jaws that wrap around its own head. — National Geographic

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Zebrafish Larvae CRACKEDO .COM Scientists love the zebrafish because it can regrow its fin, tail, heart, and even brain. They think this offers us useful biological information and is not at all terrifying. — Development

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Harris' 3-Spot Caterpillar CRACKED .COM When it molts, it keeps old heads and wears them as mock-dingleberries to gross out predators. If that doesn't work, it uses the heads to bash any attacker. — Mississippi Entomological Museum

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The COLUGO is a flying monkey. Well, not exactly a monkey, but still closely related to primates. It can glide up to 200 feet from tree to tree. CRACKED.COM — Wired

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NAKED MOLE-RATS KIDNAP OTHER MOLE-RAT'S BABIES AND USE THEM AS SLAVES. Naked mole-rats invade neighbooring colonies to take -weaned pups to use in their colony's workforce. CRACKED.COM — Journal of Zoology

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The Geoduck CRACKED .COM Here's a clam that may be 140 years old and can weigh 20 pounds. Its meat is a delicacy and is considered an aphrodisiac because of the clam's phallic appearance. — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

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MEGANEURA Dead for 250 million years. 2.5'WINGSPAN CRACKED.COM The name Meganeura means large nerved, in reference to the veins in the insect's wings, which absolutely sucks. If you were a small amphibian during the Carboniferous Period finally getting the courage to walk on land, that last thing you would ever hear would be the beating of those disgusting, veiny wings. — Nature

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THE DIABOLICAL IRONCLAD BEETLE CAN WITHSTAND BEING RUN OVER BY A CAR. The beetle's exoskeleton is one of the strongest materials in the natural world. CRACKED.COM — Science Alert

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ASIAN KUKRI SNAKES EAT TOADS FROM THE INSIDE OUT WHILE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE The snake will slit open a toad and eat its organs, leaving the remaining body untouched. CRACKED.COM — 14 Animals That Terrify Us (For Valid Reasons)

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Carpet Sharks CRACKED COM The carpet shark swallows other sharks whole. It got its name because it lies around on the ocean floor looking like a throw rug until it strikes. — Florida Museum

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AN AFRICAN CRESTED RAT'S FUR IS SO POISONOUS IT COULD TAKE DOWN AN ELEPHANT These rabbit-sized puffballs chew poisonous trees' bark and lick the toxins into their fur. CRACKED.COM — BBC

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