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40 Precious But Possibly Poisonous Bits of Animal Trivia That We’re Not Sure If We Should Run To or Run From

We focus on the fur but forget about the teeth

40 Precious But Possibly Poisonous Bits of Animal Trivia That We’re Not Sure If We Should Run To or Run From

March 18, 2025

Aw, look at that cute little… Oh my god! Oh my god, nooo!!!

A visual of that scenario would’ve been a lot funnier, but the Cracked higher-ups don’t give us a budget for video ‘round these list parts, now do they? Workplace grievances aside, we really just wanted to convey our newfound fear of the animal kingdom. Don’t get us wrong, we love animals. It’s just that, in our hunt for animal-related facts, we learned some of their incredibly strange and ferocious ways.

Luckily, these are all just pictures. Safe, safe pictures.

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Amur Tigers

CRACKED TIGER TAKES ON POACHER IN A DEADLY DUEL. In the Russian Far East, Amur tigers, which can weigh over 500 pounds and jump over a basketball hoop, often have to compete with humans for the same prey, but one poacher met a grisly end after he shot and wounded a tiger and stole part of its kill. The tiger then hunted down the poacher in a chillingly premeditated way. — Source

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Spiders

CORPSE OFFERINGS B CRACKED.COM The male nursery web spider comes bearing gifts of insect carcasses wrapped in silk, which he gives to the female before mating. Scientists believe this could either be a thoughtful show of parental investment, or it's meant to prevent her from eating him. — Source: cbc.ca

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Virgin Shark Births

SHARK SUPERPOWERS CRACKED.COM There's been several recorded virgin shark births. Shark Jesuses? Extremely rare, but there's been several known cases of parthenogenesis, when a female shark Lorem Ipsum who hasn't had access to a male gives birth. The shark pups have identical genetics to the mother. — Source

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Crop Circles

NATURE'S DATING TIPS CRACKED.COM MAKE INTRICATE CROP CIRCLES 5-inch-long male white-spotted pufferfish create ornate symmetrical patterns up to 7 feet in diameter in the sand, decorated with fragments of shells. Females will judge whether to mate based on the circles. — Source: Smithsonian

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Sea Snakes

WEIRD WORLD Researchers think sea snakes approaching scuba divers might be horny. Australian researchers determined that olive sea snakes swimming towards divers do the same things they do during courtship rituals. CRACKED.COM — Source: USA Today

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Argus Pheasants

NATURE'S DATING TIPS CRACKED.COM CLEAN UP The male Argus Pheasant will clean up an area of around 72 feet, removing debris, before inviting potential mates over with an early morning u up call. When a female comes over, he impresses her with a foot-stomping dance in his clean arena. — Source: BBC Earth

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Bullfrogs

NATURE'S DATING TIPS CRACKED.COM GET IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT African bullfrogs will fight, sometimes to the death, in shallow pools. To avoid the smaller males who get pushed to the side, a female frog will swim underneath the group and emerge in the middle of the dominant males, ready to mate with the strongest male. — Source: BBC Earth

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Whiptails

There is a species of all female lesbian lizards. GRACKED.COM New Mexico whiptails are 100% female. They are nicknamed as the Lesbian Lizards, they still participate in mating rituals in which they mount each other. This stimulates egg production without any gene transfer. — BBC

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Scorpionflies

DROOLING BE OVER HER CRACKED COM Female scorpionflies are wooed by spit and choose a mate based on saliva secretion. The male draws her in by hacking up a drippy gift, then reuses whatever's left to romance new conquests. — Source: time

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Albatrosses

ALBATROSSES CRACKED.COM These globe-trotters mate for life, and are incredibly faithful to their partners, writes birdwatcher Noah Strycker in 'The Thing With Feathers'. To see what real devotion is like, you need to spend some quality time with an albatross. — Source: bestlifeonline

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Turtles

Alligator Snapping Turtle CRACKEDCOR The alligator snapping turtle engages in a tactic known as lingual luring. It wiggles its worm-like tongue as a lure, attracting gullible fish right between its jaws. — Source: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

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Whale Sharks

WHALE SHARKS HAVE TINY TEETH ON THEIR EYEBALLS. The denticles provide protection to their vulnerable eyes. Whale sharks can also retract their eyeball — Source: PLOS ONE

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The Bootlace Worm

The bootlace worm is the longest animal on the planet. CRACKED.COM They have been found at lengths of over 98 feet and are believed to even grow as long as 197 feet-longer than the blue whale. — Source

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Giraffes

NATURE'S DATING TIPS CRACKED.COM DRINK THEIR PEE A male giraffe will whack the female until she pees, then taste her urine to see where she is on her cycle. If she's in heat, he'll follow her around for a few days until he can successfully mate with her. — Source

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Shark Skin

SHARK SUPERPOWERS CRACKED.COM Sharks have incredibly thick skin. The whale shark's skin is the thickest of any animal, growing up to six inches thick.

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Sharks

SHARK SUPERPOWERS CRACKED.COM Sharks can sense electromagnetic fields Sharks can detect slight electrical fields coming from the muscles of nearby prey. Even shark embryos can sense electrical fields and will stop moving in their eggs. — Source

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The Killer Tiger

The individual animal with the most human kills ever was a tiger called the Champawat Tiger. Champawat, from North- ern India, adjusted its hunting strategy to kill people after a tooth injury left it unable to hunt nor- mal prey and was shot af- ter an estimated 436 kills. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Toxic Toads

CRACKED POISON DART FROGS ARE NOT POISONOUS IN CAPTIVITY. It's the alkaloids coming from their prey that makes them poisonous. Bugs fed to them in captivity do not have these chemicals. However, in the wild, they are the world's most toxic animal. — Dirk Ercken/Shutterstock
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Crows

CRACKED THE ANIMAL: Crows have been known to intentionally bend wire to fish out treats, and researchers say they're as intelligent as 5-7 year old kids. THE PITCH: THE CROW: SAVIOR In this film, a wounded hiker is saved by a crow, who fishes for him until help arrives. — Vox / Perky Pet

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Porcupines

NATURE'S DATING TIPS CRACKED.COM PEE ON THEM From up to seven feet away, male porcupines will spray their urine on a lady. If she's into his his pheromones, she won't let him stop mating until he's physically exhausted. Female porcupines are only receptive to advances 8 to 12 hours per year, so male porcupines are used to rejection. — Source: Royal Society of Biology

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Anglerfish

NATURE'S DATING TIPS CRACKED.COM BECOME ONE In the greatest love story ever told, the male anglerfish eats a hole in side of his much larger female partner and implants himself, fusing together with her and essentially becoming a parasite with his one job to occasionally provide sperm. — Source: BBC Earth

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Sunbeam Snakes

There is a rare snake that has iridescent rainbow colored scales called a sunbeam snake. CRACKED COM The scales of this Thai- land snake are very smooth and the snake has a texture like rub- ber. Dirt doesn't ар- pear to stick to the scales. — Thailand Snakes

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Birds

Many bird species rub ants on themselves to rid their feathers of parasites. CRACKED.COM Called anting, the formic acid released by the ants helps to kill the parasites on the bird when they roll in ant hills or pick ants up by their bill and rub them on their feathers. — Biodiversity Library

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Snail Teeth

The hardest natural material are aquatic snail teeth. CRACKED.COM The teeth of limpets, a type of aquatic snail, can withstand more pressure than it takes to create diamonds from carbon. — Royal Society Publishing

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Avocados

Avocados are poisonous to birds. CRACKED COM Small amounts of avo- cado have little effect on cats and dogs, but even a small amount fed to birds can be fa- tal thanks to a toxic called persin. — Crookwell Vet

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The Rock Hyrax

The closest living relative to the elephant is a rabbit-like animal. CRACKED COM Rock hyraxes are small, stub-tailed, rabbit-like ani- mals native to Africa. Though rock hyraxes resem- ble rodents, their closest liv- ing relatives are actually el- ephants and manatees. — Smithsonian National Zoo

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Snake Bites

One in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tattooed CRACKED.COM Researchers found male victims outnumbered females 9-to-1. The aver- age age was 24, 57% were handling a venom- ous snake, and 28% had appeared intoxicated. — LA Times

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Lions

Lionesses abandon their litter when only one cub survives THE LION KING CRACKED.COM Sorry, Simba, but Mommy would have left you for dead long before Scar. Female lions have more reproductive success by abandoning single cubs and investing only in larger litters. — Source: Parker and Pusey

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Snake Venom

You can drink snake venom, although you probably shouldn't. Unlike poison, snake venom is generally not effective when swallowed, since venom is meant to go directly into the bloodstream to cause damage. CRACKED.COM — Science Direct

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Dolphins

MALE DOLPHINS WILL MURDER BABY DOLPHINS IN ORDER TO MATE WITH THE MOTHER. A new mother is unavailable for mating for years while she cares for her young. CRACKED.COM — Source: 21 Horrific Facts About Adorable Animals

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Dik-Diks

DIK-DIKS GRACKED.COM One of a kind in their mating habits, but together forever. Most antelope species travel in herds, but once dik-diks find that special someone, these miniature antelopes spend the rest of their lives as a monogamous pair. — Source: mentalfloss

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Fish

Apparently, teeth come from our fish ancestors. Ancient fish had dermal denticles - - small, spiky scales that some fish, like sharks or mantas, still have. Scientists think that, as those fish evolved into land animals, the denticles moved from the skin and into the mouth, where they became teeth. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Movie & General Now-You-Know Facts To Rev Up Your Gray Matter

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Guinea Pigs

In Switzerland, it is illegal to only own a single guinea pig. Being social creatures, they get lonely. There are a host of other animal rights laws, too. Dog ownership is contingent on taking training classes, and cats must be indoor-outdoor, or have another cat living with them. Even fish and birds are covered, making Switzerland a very nice place to be an animal. CRACKED COM — Feel-Good Stories To Buoy All Our Souls

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Lyrebirds

Male lyrebirds deceive females into mating GRACKED.COM Some lyrebirds will imitiate the alarm calls of birds spotting a predator when a potential mate is about to leave, scaring her into staying with him to mate. — Scientific American

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Herons

Black Herons CRACKED.COM A black heron expands its wings to block sunlight entering the water. The shadow tricks fish into thinking night and safety have arrived. The bird picks them out one by one. — Audubon

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Whales

Lone male sperm whales sometimes start attacking pods of killer whales. In one instance, a killer whale pod was following a trawler to eat fish that got caught, and a sperm whale tried to drive them off (probably to get that fish). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Deer

In North America, the most dangerous wild animal species are probably deer. They're involved in lots of car crashes, which sometimes kill drivers - plus, they carry deer ticks, which are very harmful to humans. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — SentinelSource.com

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The Amazonian Wolf Fish

The Amazonian Wolf Fish CRACKEDO It can weigh over 80 pounds and has been known to jump onto land or into canoes, trying to catch prey. Also, it has antifreeze in its blood. — Animal Planet

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Snails

A single animal species has a skeleton that's part metal. It's the scaly-foot snail, a critter found on hydrothermal events deep in the ocean, and its shell and scales (i.e. its skeleton) are partly made out of iron sulphides. NOW YOU KNOW — Source: ScienceFocus

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Lions

Some lion cubs can take down antelopes. 27% In the wild, one female lion has been observed teaching her three-month-old cub to catch a small antelope. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: National Geographic

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