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31 Disturbing Animal Behaviors We Wish We Could Forget

By:: Timon DJ Spajic; Cracked Writers

August 01, 2021

31 Disturbing Animal Behaviors We Wish We Could Forget

One of the first interests most kindergarten children are into is animals. There’s a reason why so many youngsters have stuffed versions to cuddle with at bedtime and why there are still so many Zoobooks subscriptions still available even though print is dead. Animals are wild.

They are also terrifying.

Seriously, there are several disturbing and perturbing animal facts that Zoobooks omitted due to their wild, graphic nature. After all, nature has always been wild and graphic, especially their mating habits. Dating is rough, but it’s doubtful that you ever had to literally fight off other potential mates to get a partner?

Also, did you know that there are some animals that can smell heat or hear electricity? Or that one sea species might have unlocked the secret against aging?

Let’s get back to our five-year-old versions of ourselves to learn some interesting yet unsettling facts about our world’s animals. So scroll on down for some amazingly weird and disturbing animal behaviors.

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Sheep can recognize human faces. They're not as good as humans, but they can do it. In one study, eight sheep recognized four celebs (including Barack Obama and Emma Watson) 79% of the time. CRACKED.COM — Animals That (Eerily) Demonstrate Human-Like Behavior

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Male kangaroos like to strike poses and show off their biceps to attract female roos. CRACKED.COM — Animals That (Eerily) Demonstrate Human-Like Behavior

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Hens can eject sperm. That's right, chickens are better at natural birth control than us. Hens will eject the sperm of a male if he is deemed less desirable or if mating was forced Given that both sexes are quite promiscuous, this happens a lot. CRACKED.COM — Live Science

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Fleas can jump 220 times their own body length That's like making a human field goal from three stadiums away CRACKED.COM — 28 Animals With Superhero Level Abilities

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Fun Animal Sex Fact #1369 CRACKEDO COM YOU'DE THINK SEA TURTLES YOU DYNAMO2 so HAVE BEEN A SEXUAL KNOWN TO GO FOR UP TO 12 HOURS ...OR MORE. — 28 Animals With Superhero Level Abilities

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The Hydra jellyfish can regenerate damaged nerves and tissue, and renew Its cells whenever it wants. Their incredible ability to shed their cells keeps them from aging, with some scientists suggesting that they're incapable of dying of old age. CRACKED.COM — Wired, Science Daily

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CRACKED.COM 1 Male bluenose dolphins have been known to forcefully mount other males to assert their authority while others in the same groups take fertile females away. — 29 Animals That Are (Secretly) Evil Geniuses

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The penis on a Goniobranchus reticulata sea slug is covered with backward-facing spines that would take competitor's sperm out of their sexual partner to increase the chance of their own sperm fertilizing the eggs. Like other sea slugs, they chop off their own penis after sex. Unlike many of their cousins, however, they can regrow a new boner in 24 hours! CRACKED.COM — 28 Animals With Superhero Level Abilities

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An Amazonian ant species has evolved to reproduce without sex. The females basically clone themselves to produce an all-female ant colony. It's the first time this behavior has been recorded in ants. While diversity and the longevity of the species could be an obvious problem here, it's fascinating to note that these female colonies grow a greater number of crops than other ant species. CRACKED.COM — BBC

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CRACKED.COM Male topi antelopes often trick their mates into having more sex with them by staring and snorting at non-existent predators. That way, the females will be tricked into staying longer in the males' territory. They don't warn their romantic rivals, though. Even though there is an actual predator behind them. — 29 Animals That Are (Secretly) Evil Geniuses

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Some of the most destructive animals in the entire United States are feral hogs. They eat pretty much anything, and their super-long snouts let them root up to three feet. They devour whole fields of rice, wheat, potatoes, and so on. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Smithsonian Magazine

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Humpback whales team up to catch fish in 'bubble nets' by using 180dB calls and swarming around shoals. They blow air around the fish to prevent dispersion: and then swim through the 'bubble net' and devour their prey. CRACKED.COM — 29 Animals That Are (Secretly) Evil Geniuses

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Opossums are crucial for public health, because they eat huge quantities of ticks. Ticks carry illnesses like Lyme disease, but opossums kill 95% of the ticks they come across. One opossum can eat a total of up to 5,000 ticks per season. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Wildlife Medical Clinic at Illinois

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Ken Allen the orangutang escaped from his ZOO enclosure multiple times The Hairy Houdini would stroll around looking at other animals in the ZOO. He taught other orangutans how to escape NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — BBC

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Moths can speak bat. CRACKED.COM COM Some moths have evolved the ability to detect bats' ultrasonic emissions, thwarting echolocation. — 14 Weird Things Animals Can Do That You Can't

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Chimps tickle one another for a laugh and sometimes laugh mockingly when their peers get clumsy. If any of that leads to a fight, they'll kiss and make up too because a kiss on the lips is literally how they reconcile. CRACKED.COM — Animals That (Eerily) Demonstrate Human-Like Behavior

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Platypuses can hear electricity. CRACKED.COM They have a 6th sense, electroreception, that's probably most similar to our sense of hearing. They can sense electric fields generated by muscular contraction. — 14 Weird Things Animals Can Do That You Can't

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Japanese macaque monkeys flavor their foods and mount deers for transportation. Macaques add taste to their sweet potatoes by dipping them in saltwater and groom sika deers in exchange for a ride. CRACKED.COM — Animals That (Eerily) Demonstrate Human-Like Behavior

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Vampire bats smell heat. CRACKED.COM They can sniff out the juiciest vein to chomp into using heat sensors located inside their nostrils. — 14 Weird Things Animals Can Do That You Can't

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Tibbles the cat wiped out an entire species of bird The lighthouse keeper's cat hunted the rare Stephens Island Wren to extinction. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — 7 Random Animals That Decided The Course Of History

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So you thought humans were the only ones capable of building shrines. Chimpanzees in West Africa were discovered to toss rocks into tree cavities, creating piles that some researchers compared to indigenous West African shrines made of accumulated stones. CRACKED.COM COM — Animals That (Eerily) Demonstrate Human-Like Behavior

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The Margay Cat CRACKED COM This cat from Brazil's rain forest mimics the sound of a baby pied tamarin in distress. Once other pied tamarins come to investigate, the margay swiftly attacks. — *National Geographic*

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Pigeons can get superstitious. They will repeat an action that previously got them food even though the reward wasn't contingent on the action. CRACKED.COM — Animals That (Eerily) Demonstrate Human-Like Behavior

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Zoe D. Katze CRACKED.COM A German psychologist set out to prove that the American Psychotherapy Association would certify anyone. He successfuly got a psychotherapy certification -- and several hypnotherapy credentials -- for Zoe the katze. — 14 Brilliant Animals Who Found Themselves In Very Human Situations

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Sperm Whales KREKA AND CRACKED.com Sperm whales in Alaska steal from fishing trawlers. They sit and wait near the boats and then use their massive jaws to snap fish off the trawler's hooks. — BBC

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Calves need study buddies to learn faster. A study at the University of British Columbia found that calves housed in pairs were quicker at familiarizing themselves with new objects than solitary calves. They also found that the paired calves had an easier time adapting to change. CRACKED.COM — Animals That (Eerily) Demonstrate Human-Like Behavior

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A donkey was acquitted of bestiality CRACKED.co In 1754, some French guy was found guilty of bestiality. As for the female donkey that he. ...beasted, a local priest swooped in to attest to her virtue and good behavior. — 14 Brilliant Animals Who Found Themselves In Very Human Situations

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Killer Whales CRACKED.co Killer whales will swim in unison toward a slab of ice where seals have taken refuge. The movement creates a huge wave that knocks the victims off balance and into the water. — *Nature*

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A family of moles was excomunicated CRACKED.co In the year 384, a labor of moles was tried and found guilty of destroying crops. As punishment, the local clergy barred them from participating in the sacriments. — 14 Brilliant Animals Who Found Themselves In Very Human Situations

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