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Nature can be a beautiful thing to observe. The
majesty of seeing a caterpillar emerge from its cocoon as a graceful
butterfly, for instance. These facts we recently uncovered, however, are
pretty much the opposite of beautiful.
Each of these animals found in the wild are hiding disgusting,
terrifying, or down right spooky secrets.
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Hippos kill more people in Africa than lions, elephants, leopards,
buffaloes, and rhinos combined.
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There are 200 million insects for every one human on earth.
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Great white sharks can smell blood in
water up to three miles away.
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Several species of horned lizards are able to squirt blood from their
eyes in defense.
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Inda's Ganges River is famous for two things: the Hindu ritual of
bringing deceased loved ones to its waters for their final resting
place, and pollution. Over the years, snapping turtles were introduced
to consume the bodies whose families couldn't afford cremation.
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Most metropolitan areas deal with a high rat population, but in Tehran,
Iran, they deal with giant rats weighing as much as 11 pounds.
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A golden poison dart frog has enough venom to kill 10 adults.
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There is such a thing as a "flying snake." They're able to glide in air
for up to 330 feet and can even make turns and change direction midair.
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Snow leopards can jump as far as 50 feet in one bound.
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Golden eagles have been clocked at 150 miles per hour
when diving at their prey.
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Vampire bats are 100% real and do in fact live on
blood.
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A wolf can eat up to 20 pounds of meat in one sitting.
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In case you weren't already terrified of snakes, king
cobras have enough venom in one bite to kill 20 people.
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Crocodiles can climb trees. |