[Midnightkitkat]

Username;; Midnightkitkat
Kalon name;; Cameron
Animal fact;; Sharks are able to project their mouths because the jaw is suspended by ligaments and cartilage instead of being fused to the skull. Goblin sharks take this to the extreme.

[durden.]

Username;; la-baguette
Kalon name;; tbd
Animal fact;; Almost all pufferfish contain a toxin called tetrodoxin, which is up to 1,200 times more lethal to humans than cyanide. Despite this, some pufferfish meat — called fugu — is a delicacy in Japan, where it must be prepared by a licensed chef.

[Armuris]

Username: Armuris
kalon name: tbd
Animal fact: most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale

[cyberdragon725]

Username;; cyberdragon725
Kalon name;; Azalea
Animal fact;; Did you know that, unlike mammals, both birds and fish have a nucleus within their red blood cells?
Horse Blood ~ Fish Blood ~ Birds Blood
As you can see in the images above, both fish and birds blood has nuclei in the blood cells. Why is this?
Well, in this case, the nuclei help fish and birds survive with lower oxygen levels. The lack of nuclei (aka Enucleated RBC's) in our blood allows us to transfer more oxygen without having to struggle for space with a nucleus. Besides, bird and fish have different respiratory systems and having the nucleus allows them to have a continual flow of blood throughout the system, meaning the nucleus doesn't lower the efficiency of blood flow as it's always moving. In mammals, we have alveoli, which acts as a dead end for the blood, stopping the blood flow momentarily and meaning we need more efficient methods to transport blood through our bodies.

Just a little tidbit of an interesting fact I learned in vet camp.

[TheHongWay]

Username;; TheHongWay
Kalon name;; Zera
Animal fact;; Kangaroos use their tails for balance, so if you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground, it can’t hop.

[happysparrow]

Username;; happysparrow
Kalon name;; Dorian Aloe
Animal fact;; In a spotted hyena pack, the females are actually at the top of the hierarchy, which goes against the strict regulations of other mammal predators packs! 0: Hyenas are pretty neat, but the males really lead a super tough life.

[Sandstorm814]

Username;; Sandstorm814
Kalon name;; Sinna
Animal fact;; Nearly half of all the pigs in the world are kept by farmers in China

[Silver Pandorica]

Username;; Silver Pandorica
Kalon name;; Hailey
Animal fact;; Did you know that snow leopards can't roar? Yep. Those big fluffy wildcats can't roar like a lion or a tiger can. This is because their vocal tract doesn't have a thick pad of elastic tissue that allows other big cats to roar. Instead, it communicates through something called chuffing. This is something between a meow and what would be a roar, and it helps them find mates out in the wild. x

[colambo]

Username;; s i r e n .
Kalon name;; Mars
Animal fact;; when the solar eclipse reaches totality, spiders will take down their webs immediately.

[kittykore]

Username;; JackAttacks
Kalon name;; Pompalous
Animal fact;; ostriches can run faster than horses!