​​Relative to body size, the loudest animal on Earth is the lesser water boatman, Micronecta scholtzi. It is 2mm long and can ‘sing’ at 105 decibels by rubbing its penis against its belly. Guinness World Records lists the insect under ‘Loudest penis’. @googlefactss #animals

There are more than 1,200 different kinds of bats in the world None of them are blind @googlefactss #animals #bats

A whale's vagina can be large enough to walk through @googlefactss #animals #MarineLife #whales

Male baboons with more female friends live longer. @googlefactss #animals #baboons

Chickens can sense daylight 45 minutes before humans can @googlefactss #animals #chickens

Male elephants use their penises to scratch their stomachs. @googlefactss #animals #elephants

Hens go through "henopause," the point at which they stop laying eggs. @googlefactss #animals

Cats can’t taste sugar. @googlefactss #animals #cats

Snakes can see with their eyes closed @googlefactss #animals #snakes

A kangaroo's testicles are located above its penis @googlefactss #animals #kangaroos

Dogs are roughly four times more likely to steal the food in the dark when they think humans can’t spot them Dogs based their stealing strategies on the belief that humans can’t see in low-light conditions @googlefactss #animals #dogs

The 'New Mexico' whiptail lizard is an all-female species Their eggs develop without being fertilized and all of their offspring are female. By nature, they only have same-sex relationships @googlefactss #animals #lizards

Turkeys can reproduce without having sex @googlefactss #animals #birds #turkeys

Bonobos, the closest living relatives to humans, have peaceful, female-run societies where sex is used to resolve conflict You could say they literally "make love, not war" @googlefactss #animals #bonobos

​​Thanks to a chemical stored in its genitals, the male Heliconius melpomene butterfly makes females smell so bad after sex they ‘turn off’ rival mates. @googlefactss #animals #butterflies for more...

Cows, mooses, rhinos, and horses can sleep standing up, but can't dream unless they lie down @googlefactss #animals

​​Baby Fitzroy River turtles breathe through their butts @googlefactss #animals #turtles

Howler monkeys with small testicles tend to scream louder to compensate for their shortcomings @googlefactss #animals #funfact

Sheep have a field of vision of about 300 degrees, which allows them to see behind themselves without turning their heads @googlefactss #animals #sheep

Female bed bugs don't have vaginal openings, so males must stab them in the abdomen with their penises @googlefactss #animals #bedbugs