Nature

In general, people fear spiders more than they fear death.

27 Dec

In general, people fear spiders more than they fear death.

Along with spiders, some of the most commonly feared things are snakes, heights, water, enclosed spaces, tunnels and bridges, social rejection, failure, and public speaking.
Oddly, the fear of death has been shown to be most prevalent in those of us whom are  ’slightly religious’ with atheists coming in second and the completely devout being least afraid.

The old adage “An elephant never forgets”, has some basis in fact.

27 Dec

The old adage “An elephant never forgets”, has some basis in fact.

At least as far as remembering each other’s faces goes anyway.
A herd of elephants will look toward the matriarchfor her experience and social memory when they encounter an elephant which is not from their herd.  She will signal to the rest of the herd whether they’re in danger and if so, they will huddle together [...]

The smallest species of gorilla, the Western Lowland Gorilla, has the scientific classification ‘Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla’.

8 Dec

The west lowland gorilla, a subspecies of the Western Gorilla, is classified as critically endangered.  As per usual with endangered species, they do sod-all to help themselves.  They reproduce slowly because the females only become sexually at age nine or ten and then only bear children roughly once every five years.  The males stand around [...]

Every year on Earth about 1,000 people are killed in cattle related incidents…

9 Nov

Related Reading: Dog walker killed as cows stampede – mirror.co.uk

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

7 Nov

Related Reading: Ferret – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn’t digest itself.

7 Nov

Related Reading: What is the function of mucus in the stomach? – Yahoo! Answers

A blue whale’s testicles are as large as a Volkswagen beetle and a small child could crawl through their major arteries.

1 Nov

Related Reading: THAT’S Why the Ocean Is So Salty! – Urban Legends

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