History Main / StockAnimalFacts

* Reptiles have dry scaly skin, are "ectothermic", and lay eggs on land. (Unless you're using cladistics, in which case birds are also a specialized clade of reptiles. Not to mention that many extinct animals traditionally thought to be "reptiles" were almost certainly to some degree warm blooded.)

* The hippo is [[KillerRabbit the most dangerous mammal in Africa.]] It secretes a fluid from its skin that looks like blood.

* Reptiles have dry scaly skin, are "cold blooded", and lay eggs on land. (Unless you're using cladistics, in which case birds are also a specialized clade of reptiles. Not to mention that many extinct animals traditionally thought to be "reptiles" were almost certainly to some degree warm blooded.)

NeedsMoreExamples. (Mostly for examples in media. There's more than enough general examples.)

* Hyenas aren't dogs, or pure scavengers. This "cute doglike creature" can eat everything. Their jaws can break bone.

* Lions are the only social cat. (Not really; Male cheetahs form small groups. Domestic cats form colonies analogous to lion prides, but they usually only do so if there's a large, single food source. And because of artificial selection, some would argue that cats are not truly social animals when their wild ancestors were solitary. [[http://www.messybeast.com/soc_cat.htm This]] is a good read.)

* Tadpoles become frogs through metamorphosis. (Other amphibians also go through metamorphosis, but it's always frogs.) The only exception is the coqui.

* Honeybees die after stinging. SomewhereAnEntomologistIsCrying if the same is said about bumblebees or wasps.

* Coelacanths are "living fossils".

* Axolotls ''never grow up''.

* Tadpoles become frogs through metamorphosis. (Other amphibians also go through metamorphosis, but it's always frogs.)

* No one knows exactly how (non-bird) dinosaurs became extinct. (In fact the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Tertiary_extinction_event K-Pg extinction]] is really one of the better understood mass extinctions.) They were probably killed by an asteroid impact.

* Fish are animals with gills.

* Mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals on Earth.

Can overlap with StockAnimalDiet.

** The duck-billed platypus is one of the few living mammals that lay eggs. It also looks like a MixAndMatchCritter. Males are venomous.

* The polar bear is the largest bear and non-penniped carnivoran, and is also the only true predatory bear. It actually has black skin and transparent fur.

* The polar bear is the largest bear and carnivoran, and is also the only true predatory bear. It actually has black skin and transparent fur.

* Koalas are not bears. And they eat eucalyptus leaves to get moisture. Also, they ''only'' eat eucalyptus leaves.

* A koala's appendix is longer than its body.

* A polar bear actually has black skin and translucent fur.

* A polar bear actually has black skin and transparent fur.

* Earthworms can regenerate (many other invertebrates (except arthropods for obvious reasons) can, but earthworms are perhaps most well known for it).

* Chameleons change color and can see in two different directions at once.

* A chameleon will turn white if it is startled.

* Earthworms can regenerate (many other invertebrates can, but earthworms are perhaps most well known for it).

* The ostrich is the largest living bird and lays the largest eggs of any living animal. No, it doesn't stick its head in the sand to avoid danger, instead it crouches close to the ground. It can run really fast, and can kill a lion with a kick.

* The hippo is the most dangerous mammal in Africa. It secretes a fluid from its skin that looks like blood.

* Elephants (specifically, the African elephant) are the largest land mammals.

* No one knows exactly how (non-bird) dinosaurs became extinct. (In fact the K-Pg extinction is really one of the better understood mass extinctions.) They were probably killed by an asteroid impact.

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