Animals
Exploring "Why" questions about Animals
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Why are public toilet lids shaped like horseshoes, while the ones at home are shaped like donuts? [x-post from /r/explainlikeimcalvin]
I read the answer in another ELI5. I can't find it right now...but the horse shoe was so pissing on the seat wouldn't be as much as a clean up. I don't like touching public toilet seats...so I can see
Why do Catholics have confession, but not Protestants? Could a Protestant confess to a Catholic priest?
The whole basis for the Protestant Reformation was that man does not need an intercessor between the individual and God. Protestants do not believe that you need to confess your sins to a priest who r
why are a venomous snake’s pupils football shaped, while a nonvenomous snake’s pupils are round?
They aren't. Cobras and night adders have round pupils, some non poisonous snakes have slit pupils. Pupil shape is probably more correlated to what time of day they are most active at, with vertical p
why UK doesn’t want an European Federation?
Your friends suggest that it would be in everyone's interest to group together and rent a large house. Your friends are mostly good people, but Bill is known to leave his shit everywhere and rarely do
Why does a chicken with its head cut off run around like a …chicken with its head cut off??
> Why does a chicken with its head cut off run around like a ...chicken with its head cut off?? Chickens can run even when they are only left with a small portion of their brain stem, located below
Why are all animals symmetric, yet plants are not?
Actually, not all plants are asymmetrical (think of flowers like the Tiger Lily, or palm trees, or vines, for example), and not all animals are symmetrical (think of sea sponges, or flatfish, or placo
Why do I want to chew on my lips when they’re chapped?
It's dry. Your first reaction is to lick it wet. Then you feel the dry skin which then you unconsciously start chewing off.
Why are dogs so attracted to squeaky toys?
Many dogs are attracted to the squeaky noise. It sounds like a small animal in distress, and for some dogs it wakens their instinct to kill this "small animal". I have one dog who has caught and kille
Why are the worms used for fishing bait usually kept in a fridge?
Cold slows their metabolism like it's winter. So they stay alive and don't become rotten worms.
Why don’t humans get the same joy of having our bellies rubbed as other mammals?
It might be because those animals that enjoy the belly rubbings are the ones that have nipples on the tummy, which would probably make the area more sensitive. Kind of like how, for us (both male and