NaturalHabitatShorts

When threatened, horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes as a defense mechanism

Axolotls are able to regrow their limbs, tail, gills, brain and heart in just a few weeks

Natural Habitat Shorts-Opossums have pouches and can have up to 20 Joeys per litter!

Natural Habitat Shorts- Chipmunks have cheek pouches used to store food. ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฅœ

Natural Habitat Shorts- Vampire bats canโ€™t go more than 2 days without feeding on blood

Natural Habitat Shorts- Male Frogs croak to attract a mate. I๐Ÿธ ๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’•

In the fall, snakes steal the dens of rodents and usually eat them to prepare for winter. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ‚

Lizards, amphibians, and other reptiles shed their skin and eat it to avoid wasting any nutrients.

Porcupines have around 30K quills, with barbs at the tips that make them difficult to remove. ๐ŸŒต๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ’บ

Platypus fur glows under black/UV light but scientists still donโ€™t understand its function. ๐Ÿฆ†๐Ÿฆซ๐Ÿ”ฆ

Gulls can detect food 3 miles away & are more likely to steal food after they see someone touch it.

Raccoons have communal bathrooms, latrines, and all go in the same place.

Natural Habitat Shorts- Crows are highly intelligent and are quick to learn scarecrows are harmless

When presented with a new object, parrots may experience panic. This is known as neophobia.

Ducks with gold found in their gizzards have caused multiple gold rushes throughout history

Natural Habitat- Hedgehogs are lactose intolerant. They can also suffer from balloon syndrome.

Male otters sometimes hold pups for ransom under water to force the mother to give up her food. ๐Ÿฆฆ๐ŸŸ

Rabbits & other prey animals have eyes on the sides of their head causing poor depth perception

Natural Habitat Shorts- Bats use echolocation to find things they canโ€™t see. ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿฆ‡

Natural Habitat Shorts- Rats have a highly developed hippocampus that uses memory to map locations

Honey Badgers can sleep off some of the most venomous snake bites because of their thick skin

Natural Habitat Shorts- โญ๏ธnosed moles are virtually blind, but their noses mirror human sight๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿ‘€

Cuckoos find host nests and swap an egg for her own. Her chicks push the host chicks out of the nest

Koala diet consists mostly of eucalyptus but they only recognize the leaves as food when on a branch