Writer's Block: Nature Gone Wild

Silly Jimmy

Field mice always sleep facing northwest. Kangaroos can't walk backwards. Female hyenas have penises. Let's face it, nature is weird. What's the strangest thing you know about the animal kingdom?

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From http://www.strangefacts.net/strange-animal-facts.htm
A pregnant goldfish is knows as twit.
Orgasm of pigs can last up to 30 minutes.
A group of crows is called a murder.
A group of rhinos is called a crash.
Giant squid has the largest eyes of any animal, about 16 times wider than human eye.
Armadillos, sloths and opossums spend 80 per cent of their lives sleeping.
A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
Crocodile sheds tear while eating.