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Animal Group Names: The Strangest and Best

Animal Group Names: The Strangest and Best

Jun 4, 20252 min read

We read through hundreds of animal group names and compiled the ones that we thought were the strangest and therefore the best… A group of bacteria is called a culture. A group of barracudas is called a battery. A group of bats is called a cauldron. A group of butterflies is called a flight. A …

Up to 10% of male sheep consistently choose other males as mates—even when fertile females are around

Up to 10% of male sheep consistently choose other males as mates—even when fertile females are around

Jun 3, 20251 min read

Some rams just prefer other rams. Around 10% of male sheep, aka rams, consistently choose other males as mates—even when fertile females are around. So roughly around one in ten…

Lotus flower folklore and facts

Lotus flower folklore and facts

Jun 2, 20252 min read

In Egyptian folklore, the lotus flower opens to release the sun in the morning and closes to cradle it at night In Egyptian folklore, the lotus flower opens to release…

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Shrimp farmers will remove or crush the eyes of females to make them breed faster—this is called eyestalk ablation

May 30, 20251 min read

Shrimp farmers will remove or crush the eyes of females to make them breed faster—this is called eyestalk ablation. Shrimp eyestalks also control hormones. So when one is removed, the…

Hens can naturally transform themselves into roosters

Hens can naturally transform themselves into roosters

May 20, 20251 min read

Spontaneous sex changes can happen in chickens with female hens developing the characteristics of male roosters. Chickens can undergo this natural sex change when their only functional ovary becomes damaged…

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