21 Horrific Facts About Adorable Animals

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21 Horrific Facts About Adorable Animals
Aw, these animals are so cute and sweet...until you learn anything about the horrors of their natural behaviors. Read on to learn 21 ways that Mother Nature is sick and twisted.

RING-TAILED LEMURS HAVE STINK FIGHTS. Male lemurs have scent glands on their wrists and shoulders and use their tails to flick their scent at sexual c
Source: Duke

HIPPOS MARK THEIR TERRITORY BY HELICOPTERING THEIR POOP. Hippos will spin their tails while pooping in order scatter it farther.

YOU CAN SEE PENGUIN POOP FROM SPACE Researchers are using satellite photos of poop to study and track colonies. CRACKEDCON
Source: Vox

CAPUCHIN MONKEYS WASH THEIR BODIES WITH THEIR URINE. This process attracts mates. Marcel on Friends was grosser than you thought.
Source: BBC

MARGAYS MIMIC THE CRIES OF INFANTS TO LURE ITS PREY. These large cats have been observed imitating the vocalizations of its prey species in order to a
Source: Lamar

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

BABY KOALAS EAT THEIR MOM'S POOP Joeys initially breastfeed, but for several weeks it will peek its head out of its mom's poach to feast from its mom'
Source: PBS

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