There are some interesting secrets about animals that only people who live with them long enough can discover.
Reindeer are the only deer in which both males and females cultivate antlers. Males shed their feathers in early December, while females shed their feathers in the spring. So all of Santa’s reindeer, which are used to pull carts in winter, will be children.
Elephants are one of the few animals that can pass the mirror test – in other words, they can recognize their own reflection without seeing it as another animal, like dogs or cats do. The only animals that passed this test were primates, whales, elephants, and the rather bizarre magpie.
A mother kangaroo can have three kangaroos simultaneously at different stages of development: an embryo in her womb (kangaroos can interrupt embryonic development until it is ready to develop), a calf in a pouch is attached to a nipple and an external calf and the animal will suckle from another sac. And the amazing thing is that each of its teats can create different formulas for the different nutritional needs of each calf.
People often think that the flamingo’s knees are bending in the wrong direction. But what you see and think of as his leg joints are actually their ankles. Their knees are above the body and it flexes normally like our own legs.
Kangaroos cannot move their legs independently of each other when on the ground, but must move in synchronization. They cannot walk but must move by jumping. But when they swim, their legs can move separately.
The bald eagle’s call is hard to hear. When you see a bald eagle flying in the movie and hear a dramatic sound, it’s not its sound. The sound is usually associated with another bird, usually a red-tailed hawk. The bald eagle can sing like kittens.