Every day I find myself shocked at little facts I learn. It seems that the world holds many secrets. Here are my three favorite animal secrets. These are 100% real, no need to Google them.
The first secret or little known fact is that a Chihuahua is actually classified in the "Rodent" category. My family had Chihuahuas all through my childhood. We kept them as pets because we thought they were dogs. Now, years after I've been out on my own with a family of my own, I find out that a Chihuahua is actually a distant relative to the African Femur Rat.
The African Femur Rat is native to Brazil only and is exported to Mexico. They are used for stealth missions and the most secretive bombings in Mexico's history. This rat was very popular. It was eventually breed with a Yorkshire Terrier. Ta da!!! Chihuahua!
The second little known fact is an extremely odd one. If you take a Gnat and measure its body and then measure its penis, then compare that to the average human male's height and penis length, you'll find the Gnat's average penis size is 17 times that of the average male when taking total body length into account.
Now if you do the same for a horse and compare that to the same human numbers you'll find that the horse is only 3 times that of the average male. So, instead of the "Hung like a horse" statement, "Hung like a gnat" is actually a bigger complement.
Finally, the most impressive fact of the day. You've read long enough, so I'll make this a good one. Everyone knows some animals and insects have the ability to fly. Birds, flies, whatever. Every time there is a mid-air collision by 2 birds or 2 insects, it is recorded and documented by the FBI. They invented a hyper sensitive radar system that can cover MASSIVE areas at a time. They are still in the testing phase, so it is being honed in by monitoring the east coast of the United States.
Here's my point. After ten years of testing, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, there has never been a recording of a mosquito to mosquito in air collision. Ever. It doesn't happen. Every other insect and bird has been recorded and documented. Mosquitos have a special ability that no other flying being has. Next time a mosquito is sucking the life blood out of you, let it finish. We need as many of these guys flying around so we can continue to study them and figure out how they can avoid one another so consistently.