Fact #596

About one-fourth of the goblin shark’s body comprises of liver.

Source: http://animalstime.com/goblin-shark-facts-goblin-shark-diet-habitat/

Fact #586

Amongst the 713 survivors on the Titanic, there were also three dogs.

Source: http://listverse.com/2013/04/01/10-lesser-known-facts-about-the-titanic/

Fact #585

The freshwater whip ray can reach roughly 16.5 feet nose-to-tail.

Source: http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=16186

Fact #584

The bones in the tail of a seahorse can be compressed by nearly 60 percent of their original width before permanent damage occurs to the spinal column.

Source: http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=16186

Fact #582

In some ocean depths, sea pigs are thought to make up 95% of the animal population.

Source: http://sciencewows.ie/blog/mystery-creature-revealed-sea-pig/

Fact #574

Scientists have discovered a shape-shifting frog.

Source: http://www.livescience.com/50242-shape-shifting-frog-discovered.html

Fact #572

Sea life that are known to change their gender include wrasses, which is a type of fish, and moray eels. Unlike clownfish, wrasses switch from female to male with the largest female switching to male and taking over a group of females.

Source: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/08/clownfish-are-all-born-male-a-dominant-male-will-turn-female-when-the-current-female-of-the-group-dies/

Fact #568

The smallest turtle ever hatched at Pacific Northwest turtle works weighing in at 1.22 grams.

Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558798266235573863/

Fact #566

Reindeer and caribou are the same thing. http://mentalfloss.com/article/29470/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-reindeer

Fact #564

‘Chick sexer’ is a real job, and it pays quite handsomely. For over $60,000 a year, a chick sexer has to look at chicks’ backsides all day to determine if they are male or female. http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/chick-sexer-the-60000-a-year-job-nobody-seems-to-want.html