15 Extraordinary Animal Facts that are Hard to Believe

#7. They are not the princes to be kissed!

If you grew up familiar with Disney’s Frog Prince, then this frog is definitely not the kind to be kissed at all. The “Horror Frog”, as they call it, may be tiny and slimy but wait until they feel the presence of danger – only then can they get to break the bones in their toes and naturally force their inner claws to come out. YIKES!

While studies show that Central Africa’s Hairy Frog can break its toes and push them through their skin to create the spikes, Southern Japan’s Otton Frog possess their own distinctive retractable sharps hidden within a false thumb.

Truly, these frogs once again beat the record that not all beasts are visibly humongous and obvious. (Source)

#8. This Headless Chicken lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off.

While most cockroaches can live to about a certain number of days without its head, this headless chicken has made us all baffled for being alive for 18 months!

Rumor has it that Mike, the headless chicken, may be the lost pet of the legendary Headless Horseman in the fictional novel Sleepy Hollow! However, as many would think that this story is a hoax, it is disturbingly true.

Apparently, it was on 10 September 1945 when Fruita, Colorado farmer Lloyd Olsen axed the head of his five-and-a-half-month-old cockerel named Mike for supper, but to his surprise ended up with a headless chicken on the loose. The hometown celebrity turned worldwide phenomenon was lucky enough to live for 18 months thanks to a missed vital jugular vein that drains blood from the head, brain, face and neck, transmitting it to the heart. To add, most of his brain and ears remained completely intact. (Source)

#9. Sorry to burst your bubble but he is not Elsa the Queen of Ice.

Much as a lot of people got hooked up with the movie Frozen, many are thinking if the movie originated from this special frog that has the gift to be solidly frozen during winter months, defrost during spring and still manage to look brand new.

Although the frog’s unique characteristic is close to impossible, the urea accumulated in their tissues is responsible for their ability to freeze. Once the liver glycogen is converted to glucose in large quantities and combined with urea, the resulting compound act as cryoprotectants. This then limits the amount of ice that is formed and, in turn, reduce osmotic shrinkage of cells. (Source)
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