Did You Know…? 15 Adorable Animal Facts

Sonia Horon

(ABOUT ANIMALS/FUN ANIMAL FACTS) Having a ‘ruff’ day? Or just need a daily dose of cuteness? Either way, check out these amazingly adorable facts about animals! — Global Animal

: Teenage girls are not the only ones making BFFs. Cows have very complex friendships, and when they are isolated from their companions, they experience separation anxiety. Photo credit: APEX

: Forgot something? Squirrels are secret forest savers. Studies show squirrels forget 74 percent of the nuts they bury, meaning they are responsible for millions of trees growing each year. Photo credit: My.Opera

: Male puppies deliberately let female puppies win during play fighting. Photo credit: MMOABC

: It’s only a myth that fish have a three second memory. Photo credit: Fark

: A cat’s nose pad is is as unique as a human fingerprint, so no two feline noseprints are ever alike. Photo credit: Instagram

: Hundreds of dolphins and whales will be killed as a result of military detonating underwater explosives for training and testing. Photo credit: J. D. Ebberly via Flickr

: Photo credit: Michael Nichols, National Geographic

: Believe it or not, baby bunnies are called kits. Photo credit: Stock photo

: Sea otters like to hold each other’s paws when sleeping so that they don’t drift apart. How cute! Photo credit: Rawforbeauty

: Gentoo penguins use a pebble to propose to their girlfriends. Photo credit: Pictures.zimbio

: Elephants display amazing empathy, even to those of different species. Photo credit: elephants.com

: Rats laugh when they are tickled and during playtime. Photo credit: data.whicdn

: Though birds haven’t don’t exactly know how to read road signs, research suggests birds can figure out the speed limit on a particular stretch of road. Photo credit: Meredith Lamb via Shutterstock