A person shares a list of unusual and disturbing facts about animals, including:
- A blue whale's reproductive system, with the male producing 400 gallons of sperm, but only 10% of it reaching the female.
- A blue whale's anus can stretch to 3.5 feet.
- Cheetahs are weak, anxious, and often die young, with 95% of cubs not surviving to adulthood.
- Wolves are violent, cannibalistic, and have a high mortality rate.
- Seals are known to rape and kill penguins.
- A group of pigs can eat a 200-pound human corpse in 8 minutes.
- Elephants have a highly sensitive and strong penis that can grab and throw a grown man.
- Horses can pleasure themselves by slapping their genitals on their bellies.
- Raccoons can squeeze into tight spaces, with their anus able to stretch to 7 inches.
- The water bear is overrated and can survive extreme conditions but is vulnerable to nematodes.
- Mary Toft, a woman in the 1700s, faked giving birth to rabbits by inserting dead rabbits into her vagina.
- Almost every deep-sea monster story is actually about a whale's penis.
- Camels and hooded seals display unusual mating behaviors, including the male camel exposing his penis and foaming at the mouth to attract a female.
The person questions the necessity of knowing these facts and jokes about the weirdness and darkness of the natural world.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A blue whale can produce 400 gallons of semen, but only 10% of it makes it to the female.
2. 360 gallons of semen is equivalent to nine bathtubs.
3. A blue whale's anus can stretch up to 3.5 feet.
4. The average lifespan of an American is 78 years.
5. A boar produces the most sperm of any animal, with 50 billion sperm.
6. A boar's sperm count is 100 times more than a human's.
7. A raccoon can squeeze into holes as tight as four inches.
8. A raccoon's back door can stretch to seven inches before taking damage.
9. A group of pigs can completely eat a 200-pound human corpse in eight minutes.
10. An elephant's penis can grow up to 40 inches and is prehensile.
11. Horses will pleasure themselves by slapping their genitalia on their bellies.
12. Seals have poor eyesight and will sometimes mistake a penguin for a seal.
13. Male seals will violate penguins, and sometimes they will kill and eat them.
14. Female seals will steal seal pups from other seals.
15. Wolves are known to cannibalize each other.
16. Wolves are also known to abort their pups.
17. Cheetahs have weak immune systems and are prone to anxiety.
18. Cheetahs are unable to roar and instead make a chirping sound.
19. Only 5% of cheetah cubs survive to adulthood.
20. Cheetahs are known to impersonate honey badgers to get respect.
21. Water bears are capable of surviving extreme conditions, but are weak against nematodes.
22. Water bears are cannibals and will eat each other.
23. Water bears can survive for 120 years in a state of hibernation.
24. Rabbits were used in a hoax in the 1700s where a woman claimed to have given birth to rabbits.
25. Sailors would sometimes mistake a whale's penis for a sea monster.
26. Camels will sometimes expose their genitalia and foam at the mouth to attract females.
27. Hooded seals have a similar mating behavior to camels.
28. A lion's sex life is active, with a pair of lions mating every 20 to 30 minutes, up to 50 times a day.