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30 Interesting Pig Facts 1. Pigs wallow in mud whenever they have the chance, as they don’t have sweat glands. This helps them to regulate their body temperature, keeping them cool and discouraging parasites. 2. Pigs are not too much different from us genetically, pig heart valves are used in huma...

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Facts about pigs

1. The only place on their body where droplets of sweat can appear is a patch.
2. Pork contains a lot of parasites, so this meat cannot be eaten raw and it is extremely important to subject it to thorough heat treatment.
3. The fact that traditional piggy banks are made in the form of a pig is “guilty” of the consonance of two English words. The clay from which the first such products were once made was called "pygg". The pronunciation of this word completely coincided with "pig". And over time, the manufacturers of piggy banks began to make them in the form of pigs.
4. Currently, there are pigs on all continents except Antarctica (interesting facts about Antarctica).
5. Pigs were among the first animals domesticated by man. It happened about 7000 years ago.
6. The first domestic pigs appeared in China. The Chinese were the first to trade in pork.
7. The most expensive pig was sold in 1985 in the US for $56,000.
8. The squeal of a pig can reach 115 decibels. This is louder than the sound of a jet engine, which barely reaches 112 decibels.
9. The most sensitive place on the body of a pig is its snout.
10. Pigs see poorly, but have an excellent sense of smell.
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26/10/2022

Facts about pigs

1. Pig heart valves are ideal as a replacement for worn out human heart valves.
2. Pigs wallow in the mud simply because they cannot sweat, and thus cool off.
3. Babirussa, the "stag-pig", lives only on a few islands in Indonesia. It is so different from other pigs that it was separated into a separate family, consisting of a single species. Babirussa males are characterized by very long upper and lower canines - in older pigs they can bend and grow into the skull.
4. Despite their apparent clumsiness, pigs are good runners. An adult pig can run a kilometer in 5 minutes.
5. Contrary to us, and to many representatives of the animal world, too, pigs are not at all afraid of snakes. Quite the contrary: snakes are afraid of pigs. Pets fight creeping reptiles very simply: they trample them, and then eat them with pleasure (interesting facts about snakes).
6. An adult pig has 44 teeth, and the fangs grow continuously throughout their lives.
7. Since pigs have a well-developed sense of smell, they are used to search for truffles, and sometimes sniff out drugs in the service of the police.
8. The closest relative of the domesticated pig is the wild boar. Today it can be found in the forests of Europe and Asia.
9. Scientists from the Beijing Institute of Genomics have created unusual pigs. Not exceeding the size of a small dog, they are suitable as a pet.
10. Thanks to pigs, humanity has insulin and more than 40 other medicines.

23/10/2022

Interesting facts about guinea pigs

Fact 1. Guinea pigs originate from South America, and there are many varieties of them. In some countries, they are specially bred for culinary purposes, in particular in Ecuador and Peru, where these fried rodents are very popular. This dish is called "kui", and it is served everywhere, from cheap eateries to expensive restaurants. It is known that the population of South America domesticated these animals about 7000 years ago.

Fact 2. In Russian, these animals are called guinea pigs, and in most others - Guinean. However, they have nothing to do with pigs, or with marine life, or with all four countries that have the word “Guinea” in their name. By the way, they do not like water, and bathing terrifies them.

Fact 3. Guinea pigs lead a very active lifestyle. They perfectly mastered the technique of separate sleep, so during the day they go to sleep several times for 10-20 minutes. At the same time, they do not have long periods of sleep and they usually stay awake for more than 20 hours a day.

Fact 4. Guinea pigs are popular as pets in many countries around the world. There are special organizations that approve breed standards, about the same as those that control these issues in the case of cats and dogs. Several dozen breeds of these rodents are officially recognized. By the way, they really become attached to their owners, and even purr if they are stroked.

Fact 5. Most guinea pigs prefer to live in small groups, although there are loners among them. Interestingly, the observation of these animals has established that single individuals, on average, live less than their relatives, who prefer the company of their own kind. The official longevity record for guinea pigs is just over 15 years.

Fact 6. The digestive system of these animals is rather unusual. Due to the peculiarities of its structure, they are forced to eat often, but little by little, since they are not able to immediately absorb a significant amount of food. Also, guinea pigs eat their own droppings, as their bodies need some vitamins, which they absorb only when food passes through the digestive tract again.

Fact 7. Despite the fact that in nature, guinea pigs live in rather hot conditions, they are distinguished by their dense coat and high body temperature. Because of this, they are especially sensitive to heat, and if the temperature rises above the safe limit for them, these rodents can easily get heat stroke.

Fact 8. In addition to the heat, some other things that we, people, have long been familiar with, are also dangerous for them. Penicillin, for example, is a deadly poison for guinea pigs. It is always contained in mold, so you need to strictly monitor what your pet eats so that he does not inadvertently get poisoned.

Fact 9. The variety of breeds of guinea pigs is very large, the largest of them weigh up to 1.5 kg and reach 30-35 cm in length, and the smallest are comparable in size to hamsters. The skinny breed, which is practically devoid of wool, is also popular. All representatives of the breed came from a single male, in which some gene accidentally mutated.

Fact 10. These animals are extremely clean. In the wild, guinea pigs always keep their habitat clean, and they do the same at home. These animals spend a lot of time caring for themselves and their relatives.

23/10/2022

Interesting facts about donkeys

Fact 1. Humanity has been using donkeys as farm animals for about 5,000 years, and they were most likely domesticated by the inhabitants of Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia. In a number of countries, these animals still have not lost their importance, and they are widely used by the local population, especially in rural areas. For example, in Pakistan and Afghanistan and in many African countries.

Fact 2. A donkey and a donkey are one and the same, just donkeys are both wild and domestic, and a donkey clearly indicates a domesticated animal. Now wild donkeys live only in East Africa, mainly in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan, but there are already less than a thousand individuals left. Most likely, they will soon disappear. In the same Australia, more than 1 million feral donkeys live, but they differ from the “originally wild”.

Fact 3. Donkeys can successfully interbreed with horses. The offspring from a male donkey is called a mule, and from a donkey and a horse - a hinny. True, hinnies are much less popular than mules, to which they are inferior in endurance. In the modern world, the term "mule" is also sometimes used to refer to hybrids from different animal species in general.

Fact 4. Donkey stubbornness has long been a common expression. In fact, these animals are not so much stubborn as cautious. Due to the very well developed instinct of self-preservation, it is almost impossible to force them to do what they do not want. With camels, by the way, the same story.

Fact 5. The voices of donkeys are loud, but dissonant. The expression "roar like a donkey" is usually used to refer to unpleasant loud cries. In terms of volume, by the way, few can argue with these animals - you can hear their roar at a distance of up to 3-5 kilometers.

Fact 6. Pregnancy in donkeys lasts a rather indefinite time, but still longer than in humans - from 11 to 14 months. Almost always only one foal is born, twins are exceptionally rare. In those cases when twins are still born, both foals survive only in 14% of cases, since in such cases either one of them or both are very weak.

Fact 7. Donkeys tolerate hot and dry climates well, but do not feel very comfortable in dampness. Dampness combined with cold is especially dangerous - in such conditions, the hooves of these animals begin to suffer, and they require special care. Fortunately, in all countries where these animals are still widely used, the climate is suitable for them.

Fact 8. Wild and feral donkeys live for about 25 years, and their domestic relatives, with proper care, can live more than 50. But only in caring hands - in poor countries, unfortunate animals are often exploited completely mercilessly, as a result of which they live in such conditions no more than 12-15 years.

Fact 9. Even in the Middle Ages, donkeys were sometimes bred not only for work, but also for the sake of milk, meat and skin. For a long time, most of the parchment was made from donkey skin, and fatty donkey milk was used as a cosmetic product.

Fact 10. Donkey hooves, unlike horses, are not adapted for fast jumping, but they are better suited for moving over rocky terrain and deserts. However, donkeys are still capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 km / h, they just usually do not need to run so fast.

20/10/2022

Interesting bison facts

Fact 1. Bison were almost exterminated by man, and now they are still on the verge of extinction in the wild. These animals, the last wild bulls, were found throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, but due to immoderate hunting in the wild, they completely disappeared. Their last representatives were killed in the 20s of the last century.

Fact 2. In total, there were two types of bison in the world, but Caucasian and plain, but the first ones completely died out. The latter managed to be saved from extinction, but all currently existing individuals descend from the last 12 bison that lived in zoos and reserves a hundred years ago. In the distant future, this may lead to their genetic degeneration, since all of them, being very distant relatives, have somewhat similar genes. Now there are less than 6,000 individuals in the world.

Fact 3. The closest relatives of European bison in terms of zoology are American bison. These animals are so similar that they can produce offspring, which are called bison, and bison themselves are capable of reproduction. This is rare - most often the offspring from different species is sterile, such as mules and hinnies, donkey-horse hybrids.

Fact 4. Like bison, bison are completely covered with thick hair, which protects them and helps regulate body temperature. The only parts of it that are not covered with hair are the nostrils (partially), hooves, upper lip (also partially) and horns. At the same time, by winter their coat becomes even longer and thicker, and in spring, as a result of molting, it returns to the “summer” norm.

Fact 5. Bison are the largest land mammals in Europe. Adults can weigh more than a ton, growing up to 180 cm at the withers with a body length of over 3 meters. This is more than any bulls and cows, regardless of their breed.

Fact 6. Most bison in the world live in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, divided between Belarus and Poland. Belovezhskaya Pushcha is the last relict forest in Europe, a remnant of a forest that once covered almost the entire continent. Bison have always been found here, and hunting for them in the Pushcha was banned by Emperor Alexander I in 1802.

Fact 7. Images of bison are often found on rock paintings, the age of which is estimated at tens of thousands of years. This indicates that primitive people hunted these mighty animals. It is also known that in ancient Rome, fights between bison and gladiators were often arranged. It is possible that the legs of bullfighting, common in Spain and Portugal, also grow from there.

Fact 8. Newborn bison calves weigh 25-30 kg each, and just an hour or two after birth, they are already confident enough on their feet to keep up with their mother. In just three months, they grow so much that they double their mass, and by the end of the first year of life, they already weigh 180-200 kg.

Fact 9. Outwardly, females and males of these animals differ mainly in size - males are always larger and more massive. At the same time, the udder of females is almost imperceptible even during the period of feeding calves, so that an inexperienced person, looking at a bison, is unlikely to be able to determine its gender.

Fact 10. The bison's horns do not change during life, so it is almost impossible to find an old animal with intact horns. They often sort things out with each other, using the horns as weapons, so that in adults, especially in males, they are often blunted or broken off.

18/10/2022

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18/10/2022

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18/10/2022

Interesting facts about rats

Fact 1. There are 70 species of rats in the world, but they all look alike and differ slightly in appearance. Only small rats, comparable in size to mice, stand apart - they look similar to their larger relatives, but grow only up to 8-9 cm with a body weight of about 40 grams. At the same time, ordinary gray rats, common in cities around the world, sometimes weigh more than 0.5 kg with a length of up to 30 cm. And decorative specimens of these rodents, fed by overly caring owners, sometimes suffer from obesity and come close to the mark of 1 kg of weight .

Fact 2: Rats are very social creatures. They always take care of each other, help sick or injured relatives, bringing them food and water. At home, it is impossible to keep them alone, as they begin to wither from the lack of communication with their own kind. Decorative rats are very attached to their owners and to each other. Sometimes it also happens that in the event of the death of a relative, another domestic rat goes on a hunger strike and dies of hunger, not wanting to live after such a loss.

Fact 3. Many animals can feel the approach of natural disasters, such as tsunamis or earthquakes. This is quite understandable from a scientific point of view, but rat instinct is something phenomenal. These animals feel what it would seem impossible to feel. How else to explain the fact that they are fleeing the ship hours before it runs aground, or escaping from the range, where testing of new weapons will soon begin?

Fact 4. The age of the rat is quite short, decorative individuals usually live from 1.5 to 2.5 years, and their wild relatives rarely last longer than a year. But these rodents breed with great speed, and therefore they are rapidly spreading. In all major cities of the world, there are even more of them than people, and there are rats on all continents without exception. In Antarctica, they are found at polar stations, where they get along with ships delivering supplies.

Fact 5. Despite the fact that rats usually do not like to swim and get wet, they swim very well. Cases have been recorded when they crossed rivers and bays, and these animals can swim for up to several days without a break for rest. The officially registered record is almost 29 km in one heat, without stops and respite.

Fact 6. Since ancient times, rats have been considered carriers of dangerous diseases. This is true, but only in part - they do not tolerate infection, this is done by parasites living in their wool, mainly fleas. By themselves, rats are not dangerous for humans, although a large flock of rats can devour any enemy it can defeat, even if it is tens and hundreds of times larger than these rodents.

Fact 7. The rat organism is very interesting from all points of view. In these animals, the heart can beat up to 400-500 beats per minute, that is, 7-9 times more than the human heart. And their phenomenal sense of smell allows not only to accurately determine the direction from which the smell comes, in a split second, but also to detect poison in food, even if there is only one millionth of it.

Fact 8. Some zoologists are inclined to believe that, on average, the intelligence of a rat is superior to that of a cat. This is confirmed by the excellent learning ability of these animals - they do not just give in to mindless training, but really learn, and they do it very quickly and successfully.

Fact 9. Between themselves, rats communicate mainly at those frequencies that the human ear is not capable of perceiving. But a rat squeak is also communication. Of course, there is no talk of any language, but these rodents understand each other perfectly.

Fact 10. Rats never smell bad. Even wild individuals are very clean, and they keep the skin completely clean. The only part of a rat's body that can be dirty is the scaly tail. His rat cannot clean himself, so he gets dirty and peels off.

18/10/2022

Interesting Flamingo Facts

Fact 1. In fact, pink flamingos have very pale plumage, which is not much different from white. Only red flamingos, which live mainly in the Caribbean and South America, have a truly pink color. In total, there are three types of these birds - pink, red and Chilean, and they are all very similar to each other. In the past, there were 10 more species, but they all became extinct in time immemorial. Once upon a time, these birds even lived in Australia ...

Fact 2. In the wild, flamingos live in huge colonies, which often number several hundred thousand individuals. The largest colonies, according to ornithologists, can consist of more than a million birds! True, since the middle of the last century, their global numbers have continued to decline due to widespread poaching.

Fact 3. These birds are amazingly hardy, and nature has adapted them well to survive in conditions in which few animals can exist. Flamingos often settle on the shores of salt and alkaline lakes, and thanks to the thick skin on their legs, they can safely roam such water without harm to themselves. They do this for a reason - because of the increased salinity, fish do not live in such lakes, therefore, due to the lack of competition, there are a lot of small crustaceans that flamingos feed on.

Fact 4. In zoos, flamingos lose the bright color of their feathers, since in nature they receive the substances necessary to maintain it along with the food that forms the basis of their diet, that is, with small crustaceans. In order to keep their feathers from fading in captivity, the birds are offered a special diet containing carrots, small crustaceans and other healthy foods that have everything they need.

Fact 5. It is often stated that flamingos are the only warm-blooded creatures on Earth whose knees can bend not only forward, but also backward. It is not true! What appear to be their knees are actually their ankles, whose joints can indeed bend this way and that. And the knees of a flamingo are simply not visible from the side, because they are hidden under the plumage.

Fact 6. When they breed, they are looked after by individual individuals who are “appointed” as nannies. There may be tens and hundreds of thousands of chicks, but parents, flying away in search of food, easily find their own offspring upon their return. While the bulk of the colony is looking for food, all the chicks are supervised by a small number of adults.

Fact 7. In nature, flamingos are found in a variety of conditions. They live near both freshwater lakes and super-salty lakes, and can safely roam in both icy water and hot water due to geysers and volcanic springs. But these birds have to be very careful about the condition of their legs, since the slightest scratch on them can lead to suppuration and infection. This happens due to the fact that the lakes in the places of permanent habitat of flamingos are saturated with their droppings, and this creates an environment favorable for the development of bacteria.

Fact 8. These birds are incredibly voracious, adult flamingos can easily absorb an amount of food equal to a quarter of their own weight per day. At the same time, they do not lead a very active lifestyle, but their fast metabolism leads to increased energy consumption.

Fact 9. The respiratory system of a flamingo is very interesting. When a bird feeds, it stops breathing! But for her, this is a natural process, and her breath just stops for a while, so the bird will not be able to suffocate because of this with all its desire.

Fact 10. Such long legs in flamingos were formed as a result of evolution, and not just like that. The longest-legged individuals can go further into the reservoir, where there are fewer relatives around and, accordingly, there is less competition for food. Therefore, this feature was fixed in their genes, because the owner of long legs has more food, more chances to survive and successfully leave behind offspring.

16/10/2022

10 facts about the pig

1. Have you ever wondered why piggy banks are most often made in the form of a pig? In medieval England, all household utensils were made from a special kind of clay called "pygg" (pyg). In dishes made of this clay, people often kept their savings and called them "pygg jar". Later, the term changed and became known as “pig bank”, and due to the fact that the words sound exactly the same, piggy banks began to be made in the form of pigs.

2. The guinea pig is not related to the pig, but is closely related to the rabbit.

3. The organ system of the pig is almost identical to the human organ system, i.e. closest in similarity. Scientists are even trying to establish the process of transplanting pig organs to people in need, or rather, using pig organs as a “blank” for a new human one.

4. The gastric juice of pigs is the main component for the manufacture of insulin, which diabetics inject themselves.

5. In the Middle Ages, in England, any pig meat was called bacon.

6. Pigs have a very good sense of smell and are often used to find truffles that are hidden from human eyes underground. Such mushrooms are considered a delicacy and cost about 600 euros per 1 kg. And sometimes the pigs are even in the service of the police and sniff out drugs.

7. Many trainers say that pigs are easier to teach and they understand everything faster.
8. Pigs are not as stupid creatures as many people think. According to research results, they are in 4th place in terms of development among animals, yielding the first three places
dolphins, elephants and chimpanzees.

9. Pigs do not have sweat glands, and only their snouts sweat, so they try to look for coolness in the mud, and not because they are so dirty. In addition, the mud protects them from parasites as well as sunburn.

10. In 1961 in Denmark, one pig gave birth to as many as 34 piglets at a time, given that the average pig gives birth to 8-10 piglets.

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