20 Lesser-Known Facts About Animals That Are Utterly Adorable

Most of us have superficial information about animals and their lives. Some of us just care about the cute and beautiful animals. But, scientists have estimated that there are about 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence, however, only around 1.2 million of them have been identified and described so far (most of which are insects). This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.

Red Pandas Can Stand On Their Hind Legs To Make Themselves Appear Larger. This can often be seen as cute, however this is a defence mechanism. The act allows them to appear larger to a predator when they are provoked or threatened. Red pandas similar to snow leopards wrap their tails around themselves to use as a large blanket and pillow for when they go into their deeper sleeps in their torpor seasons.