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20 WTF Animal Facts That We Never Realized Were True

Ever wonder what actually goes on in the animal kingdom?

We've sourced Reddit for some of the most insane animal facts that, although hard to believe, are totally true.

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There are lizards that can literally squirt blood from their eyeballs. -Ducky935

2.

Female butterflies have teeth in their reproductive systems. -Ceejay4444

3.

The Cordyceps Fungus grows inside an insect’s body, infects the brain and makes it kill itself (broadly speaking). Fortunately only works on insects. -Mousse9

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4.

Dolphins are intelligent enough to commit suicide. -Ulfricstorm192

5.

Male dolphins will kill a female Dolphin's baby in order to force her to make them a kid. Female Dolphins found the best possible way they could to counter that. Females will f**k every male dolphin they can until they give birth. Why? Well, So all these males can go "Ho shit, maybe that's my kid" and not only will they protect her from danger, but they'll also protect the kid. -Realistic-Werewolf-1

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You’re more likely to be killed by a cow than a shark. -Ducky935

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Kangaroos will drown you for the hell of it if given the opportunity. -Ok-Peak-3012

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Female ferrets die if they do not mate once they go into heat. -Ducky935

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Male giraffes will head-butt a female in the bladder until she urinates, then it tastes the pee to help it determine whether or not the female is ovulating. --eDgAR-

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10.

Horses cannot throw up. -Ceejay4444

11.

The honeybees you see in your yard are in the last 2 to 3 weeks of their lives. -Fit-Environment-8140

12.

House cat sex is basically BDSM. His penis has backward-bent barbs that will hurt her when he pulls out (the pain triggers ovulation). In turn she will hit him with her paws after that. -ronin668

13.

When a Lion takes over a pride, they will kill the offspring in the pride to get rid of future rivals and send all of the lionesses into heat. -SnooChipmunks126

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14.

Lobsters brains are located in their throats. -Ducky935

15.

Hyenas give birth through a vagina/penis and most pups don't survive. -Big-Pollution2705

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Pigs will eat a human body whole, bones and all. Good for getting rid of a body. Beware of pig farmers. -DazDay

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17.

Pelicans will walk through flocks of other birds and just pick up baby chicks and eat them alive. -Big-Pollution2705

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Sand Tiger Sharks eat each other while still in the womb. The momma shark has (I’m not entirely sure) at least a hundred eggs, and once they “hatch” inside her, they’ll eat each other, and usually just one or two make it out of the womb. -Chonky_railway

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Tasmanian devils live in burrows. A male will break into a female's burrow and attack her. He will hold her hostage for days, biting and clawing at her refusing to let her leave her burrow until he wears her down and lets him mate with her. -c-est-magnifique

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20.

Out of sheer sexual frustration, male otters will rape baby seals if there aren’t any female otters around. -Murrnath

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