Spooky fact: While scarecrows do work against crows initially, crows are actually very intelligent, so they're quick to learn that the dummies are harmless.
Fun fact: Owls can't move their eyes, so to compensate they're able to turn their heads a two-hundred seventy degrees. Also, thanks to their specialized feathers they're capable of near-silent flight when catching prey.
Fun fact: Raccoons have communal bathrooms called latrines and all go in the same place. Because they are very clean animals, the latrines are separate from where they sleep and eat.
Fun fact: Opossums involuntarily play dead. The stress of facing a predator causes them to enter a catatonic state. It can last anywhere from forty minutes to four hours.
Fun fact: The waxy monkey frog secretes a thick waxy substance from behind their ears that they apply all over their body to seal moisture in and protect their skin from the sun.
Fun fact: Like many animals, hedgehogs are lactose intolerant. Incidentally, they can suffer from balloon syndrome where gas builds up under their skin causing them to inflate to twice their normal size.
