Animal Facts crossword with some interesting information

Light up a joint and get ready for a random animal fact crossword because these earthly creatures are super weird…especially their genitals; Some of them have pretty weird stuff on the ground floor. Get ready to learn all about it! The answers for each question are at the end of the crossword and some have more information. It’s time to roll up a doobie and stumble upon some critters – bonus points if you smoke animal cookies.

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The answers and some weird animal facts

1. beaver

2. Duck – Male ducks have a spiral penis that rotates counterclockwise to target their sperm to the left ovary. Interestingly, it has been observed that in almost all birds only the left ovary is functional. For more information on the fascinating topic of bird genitalia and other animal facts, click here.

3. Koala bear – Koala bears are ripe for chlamydia… That may seem like a salacious statement, but it’s a perfectly true animal fact. In some parts of the country, the infection rate is as high as ninety percent. Koala bears spread the disease in two ways, through sexual transmission and breastfeeding. An infected mother can pass it to her baby while breastfeeding. The Australian government is working on a vaccine to help the shrinking population. In addition, all infected bears are captured, treated and released.

4. cats – Thanks to DNA studies, we now know that cats domesticated themselves. It started in the Neolithic period and accelerated in ancient Egypt.

5. Egypt – Cats were revered as guardians of the underworld and treated with sacred respect. In hindsight, this could have something to do with pest control. Scavenging rodents were a constant threat to any crop grown or stored; Reducing the pest population would have a direct impact on the spread of disease.

6. ovary – For more information on this topic, click the link in answer to question 2.

7. kangaroo – See picture below.

8. dolphins

9. pigs – Domestic pigs are sprinters and can run up to 17 km/h. Savages are even faster and have been clocked at speeds of up to 50 km/h. Interestingly, as a species, pigs don’t like to walk in straight lines, they walk in zigzags.

10. blowfish – Dolphins have been known to get high on puffer fish toxins.

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