Weird news in the category Animals

Category: Animals

Scientists get worms drunk

San Francisco - Researchers found a gene responsible for drunkenness in worms after plying thousands of the tiny creatures with booze, a discovery that could boost the fight against... Read more

Posted in Animals Tech & Science Health & Food by Bas van Rijn

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A female can produce up to twelve litters of twenty rats a year. See more

Posted in Animals by Paul van der Maas

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Male and female rats may have sex twenty times a day. See more

Posted in Sex Life Animals by Paul van der Maas

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The rat has been called the worldâ€™s most destructive mammal - other than man. See more

Posted in Animals by Paul van der Maas

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Rats destroy an estimated 1/3 of the worldâ€™s food supply each year. See more

Posted in Animals Health & Food by Paul van der Maas

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25% of all fires of unknown origin are rat-caused. See more

Posted in Animals by Paul van der Maas

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26% of all electric cable breaks and 18% of all phone cable disruptions are caused by rats. See more

Posted in Animals by Paul van der Maas

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During warm weather hippopotamus's secrete sweat that is pink. This substance not only cools them down but also helps fight infections of the skin. See more

Posted in Animals by Maria Chernaya

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A bird "chews" with its stomach. See more

Posted in Animals by Maria Chernaya