Those cute furry bits inside a cat’s ear are called “ear furnishings.” They ensure that dirt doesn’t go inside and also help them to hear well.
100 Mind-Blowing Cute Facts
Elephants think people are cute, the same way people think puppies or kittens are cute.
The most used hashtags on Instagram are #love, #instagood, #me, #cute and #follow.
Baby rabbits are called kits. Cute!
The creator of the font Comic Sans has only used it once. This comical and cute font is mainly looked down upon for appearing unprofessional and immature. This font is now mainly used for comedic comics and similar prints.
The heart symbol was inspired by ancient birth control. Do you remember how shocked you were when you discovered in biology class that our hearts weren’t shaped like the cute symmetrical shape we see everywhere? Your next question probably would’ve been, “Well, how did they come up with that butt shape?” A theory suggests that the shape came from the silphium, a type of now-extinct plant that the ancient Greeks and Romans consumed for medicine, food, and birth control. Silphium seeds were shaped like our modern heart icon.
A group of pugs is called a grumble. Given their grumpy little faces, this is especially cute!
Axolotl gills appear as feathery appendages on the outside of their bodies. It makes them super recognisable – and very cute to boot!
Axolotl conservation efforts are in full swing. All isn’t lost for the cute-as-a-button axolotl. Over in Mexico, campaign groups are spearheading several initiatives to help safeguard this unique creature from extinction. That includes plans to raise the water level of Lake Xochimilco and rid its waters of invasive species.
You can see axolotls right here at Deep Sea World! That’s right, Deep Sea World’s Temple of Frogs is home to a small group of axolotls, so you can enjoy an up-close view of these cute and curious critters.
Visitors to one of Hawaii’s islands can take a shelter dog out on adventures for a day. That’s right; if you head on over to Kauai in Hawaii, you can pick up a shelter dog and take it for walks on the beach, hikes, or just wander around the island! Each dog is geared up with a cute vest that advertises that the dog is for adoption. The dogs also get some much-needed exercise, which, combined with their vest, helps locals adopt them!
Koalas may be cute, but they’re incredibly dumb. No, they have one of the smallest brains out of all mammals, and that’s in proportion to their body weight too! Their restrictive diet of non-nutritious eucalyptus leaves may be the cause, as this diet couldn’t possibly sustain a larger brain. To give you an idea of how clueless they are, when a koala is presented with a branch with leaves and a pile of leaves on a plate, they will eat the leaves on the branch as they cannot recognise those on the plate as food.
The Firefox logo isn’t a fox. Well, sort of. There is a common misbelief that because the browser is named Firefox, the logo must be a fox. This is both correct and incorrect at the same time, and it’s all Mozillas fault! The cute furry creature in the logo was originally a red panda. Over time, though, the team behind the browser changed their tune and began to call it a fox after all. So is it a fox or a red panda? Depends on who you ask!