Animal facts

     Our planet is home to many mysterious creatures. We refer to these creatures as animals (not to be confused with the muppet). Many animals are cute and cuddly. Especially baby animals. But many of these animal have deep, dark, hidden secrets about them. The reason they have secrets, is because the truths about them are terrifying. Just kidding, most of the secrets won't scare you. But a lot of these facts aren't common knowledge. And a lot of these secrets hold serious consequences for both the animal and those who discover them.

• Chinchillas are closely related to Gremlins; they both cannot get wet. Chinchillas don't turn into monsters thought. Chinchillas fur is so dense that moisture gets trapped close to the skin. The causes a fungus growth that can cause an infection in their fur or skin. Not a good thing. 
• Research has found that dinosaurs probably didn't roar. Well that sucks. But we all know that the dinosaurs closest living descendent, are birds. Birds don't roar either. Because vocal cords don't fossilize it is hard to determine which one of these is correct. However, due to their close relations to birds it is hypothesized that their vocal structure is more closely related to birds. Examining shapes of the neck and throat helps to determine how the vocal structure of a dinosaur was set up. Nothing found has determined that dinosaurs roar like their on-screen counterparts.
• Jaws was not based on a true story. In fact, most sharks do not eat humans. Only 98 people were bitten by sharks last year, and only six were fatal. There are over 7.4 billion people on the planet. You have an infinitely small chance of being bit by a shark, and an even smaller chance for it to be fatal. On the plus side there is an average of 113 ladder related fatalities every year in the United States. Be careful when putting up those Christmas lights.
• Homo sapiens kill around 437,000 other homo sapiens yearly.
• The narwhal doesn't have a horn. It is just a tooth poking through its head. Also, only male narwhals have horns. Narwhals are also considered near-threatened. This is due to human activity disturbing them, combined with a low birthrate (one calf every three years).

Works referenced

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/12/think-dinosaurs-roared-like-in-jurassic-park-the-truth-new-research-says-is-a-bit-wimpier/?utm_term=.c54911205cef

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/160209-2015-shark-attacks-el-nino-economy/

http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/narwhal/

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