Gifts for zoology fans
Know someone who loves zoology? Pick their favourite topic for gift ideas, with a fact to share when they open it.
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Turtles
Some turtles can breathe through their butts.
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Arctic Fox
Arctic foxes have incredibly thick fur, with up to 70 hairs growing from a single pore – far more than most other mammals.
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Blue Whale
A blue whale's heart is so big, a human could swim through its arteries.
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Frilled-neck Lizard
Frilled-neck lizards can run on two legs when threatened, briefly reaching speeds up to 24 km/h (15 mph).
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Hippo
Hippos secrete a red, oily substance often called "blood sweat," but it's actually a sunscreen and antibiotic.
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Jellyfish
Some jellyfish are biologically immortal. They can revert to a polyp stage after reaching adulthood, essentially starting their life cycle over.
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African Elephant
African elephants have incredibly low-pitched rumbles that can travel for miles, even underwater.
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Albatross
Albatrosses can sleep while flying, using only half of their brain at a time.
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Alligator
Alligators can't stick their tongues out.
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Amphipod
Some amphipods, like the skeleton shrimp, are bioluminescent, meaning they can produce their own light.
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Anglerfish
The male anglerfish is significantly smaller than the female and essentially lives as a parasite attached to her body.
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Ant
Some ant species can self-assemble into living rafts to float across water.
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Arachnids
Some arachnids, like mites, are so small they can live inside human pores.
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Arapaima
Arapaima, despite being a giant freshwater fish, are obligate air breathers and must surface to gulp air.
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Axolotl
Axolotls can regenerate lost limbs, spinal cord, and even parts of their brain.
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Aye-aye
Aye-ayes have the largest relative eyes of any primate.
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Bactrian Camel
Bactrian camels have two humps, unlike their single-humped Dromedary cousins. Each hump stores fat, but they aren't equally filled – the fat is distributed differently depending on the camel's nutritional status.
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Barnacle
Barnacles are crustaceans, related to crabs and shrimp, despite their immobile adult life.
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Basilisk Lizard
Basilisk lizards are also known as "Jesus Christ lizards" because of their ability to run across water.
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Binturong
Binturongs, also known as bearcats, have prehensile tails, meaning they can use their tails to grasp objects, like a fifth limb!
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Bison
Bison can run up to 35 miles per hour in short bursts.
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Blobfish
Blobfish are remarkably gelatinous; their density is slightly less than water, allowing them to float effortlessly above the seabed without expending much energy.
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Bombardier Beetle
The bombardier beetle protects itself by firing a boiling hot, toxic chemical spray from its abdomen that can reach temperatures near the boiling point of water.
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Brittle Star
Brittle stars can regenerate lost arms, and sometimes even an entire body, from a single severed arm!
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