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praying mantis

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male’s head off
Is the only insect that can turn its head 360 degrees

An oyster can change its sex once every seven days. (This may have some phychological implications)

Male pigs secrete pheromones in their saliva that induces females to assume the mating stance
The eggs from the ovaris of a pig, when shot into another animal, can sterelise it, making it impotent
In the early stages of development, and pig’s embroyo is similar to that of a human’s
A pig’s orgasm lasts for 30 minutes
Pigs cannot sweat because they don’t have sweat glands. Instead, they roll around in mud to keep cool
In 1386, a pig was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
Would you believe that pigs are smarter than dogs? On the human intelligence scale, pigs are third removed from humans, while dogs are 13th removed, and only primates and dolphines are smarter than pigs. They are quick one time learners, and some learn by watching others

A mule is a crossbreed between a male donkey and a female horse. A hinnie is yada yada a female donkey and a male horse
Mules are genetically sterile. i.e. they cannot reproduce. (however, there has been a first)

You can only tell the gender of a Macaw through an operation. They lack exterior genetials.

Marilyn Monroe’s real name is Norma Jean. (after all this time…)
A movie reel containing a footage of Marilyn Monroe doing explicits was sold at an auction for $1.5 million, unlike her contemporary counterpart Paris.
She NEVER had 6 toes on either foot. The misconception was because of a photograph at the beach

A male emperor moth can detect and find a female of his species up to 7 miles away

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

Apparently, according to Playtex, the best selling bra sizes these days are 34B and 36B. (hmmm…)