Most rats have poor vision, but they make up for it with their whiskers. They use the long hairs, also called “vibrissae,” by feeling objects and forming a mental picture of their surroundings
Rats can go without water longer than camels in their environment
You can test for a two way mirror by putting your fingernail on the surface, if there’s space between the tip and the image, then its a normal mirror, if not, its two way
Only 6 animals in the world can recognize its own reflection
A Manatee (Dugong) has very slow-clotting blood, and it is this blood property that makes it important in studying haemophilia (a blood clotting disorder in humans)
A jellyfish is 95 percent water, and humans around 70%
Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks
The world’s largest jellyfish has tentacles reaching half a football field
The upside-down jellyfish is actually more like a like a plant. In the Tentacle region, there is something called zooanthalle which allows them to make food from light energy
Jellyfish squirt water jets to propel themselves forward. They do not drift or swim
Jellyfish is able to reproduce both sexually and asexually during different parts of their life cycles
