17 obscure animal facts to make you wonder what else David Attenborough has been keeping to himself

Here at the Poke, we’re fascinated by obscure facts, like –

There were Olympic medals for fine arts during the 20th century.

Rebel Wilson became an actress after a Malaria-induced hallucination about winning an Oscar.

Wine-time Fridays at 10 Downing Street during lockdown began at 4 o’clock because that’s when the hangover from gin-soaked Thursdays wore off.

One of those may not be entirely accurate.

Redditor u/colonoscopescount put out the call for some specific obscure facts.

What is your number 1 obscure animal fact?

Some of these are less obscure than others, but they’re all fascinating.

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Roosters deafen themselves temporarily every time they crow, so that they don’t damage their own hearing.
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3.

Penguins have a gland above their eye that converts saltwater into freshwater.
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4.

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Cats have tiny whiskers on their ankles to help them hunt and be sneaky.
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6.

They feed cows magnets so when cows eat nails/barbed wire/metal it stays in one stomach otherwise they’d get hardware disease and die.
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Butterflies will drink blood given the option.
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9.

The Western Lowland Gorilla’s scientific name is “gorilla gorilla gorilla”.
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