21 Astonishing Animal Facts We Learned In 2013

    Number 14 proves that science is drunk.

    1. Alligators and crocodiles use sticks to lure prey.

    2. Dung beetles use celestial clues to navigate in the dark.

    That's why you never see dung beetles asking for directions.

    3. This orca pod feeds their injured family member.

    4. Mountain goats have superpowers.

    5. Dogs can tell if another dog is friendly by the direction that their tail wags in.

    6. Marmosets have conversations that sound strikingly human.

    7. A dog in Philadelphia escaped the local humane society by opening his own kennel door, then two REGULAR DOORS.

    8. Dogs' brains are shockingly similar to humans'.

    9. Rats laugh when you tickle them.

    10. Turtles can breathe through their butts.

    11. Bees communicate by dancing.

    12. Cows have BFFs.

    13. Animals cry, too.

    14. Small animals process time in slow motion.

    15. Birds eavesdrop to stay safe from predators.

    16. Bonobos are 98.7 percent human.

    17. Gardiner frogs listen with their mouths.

    18. Birds learn local human speed limits.

    19. Some fish create underwater "crop circles" to attract mates.

    20. Dolphins remember the sounds of another dolphin for more than 20 years.

    21. Spiders have individual personality traits.