MOST POPULAR ANIMALS ON GOOGLE SEARCH
Added on: 22nd Oct 2015
BISON
Though it was the 129th most searched animal in 2014, the bison
made the list of top 10 trending animals for the year. The American
bison was almost hunted to extinction in the 1800’s but has since
recovered, largely due to the commercial raising of bison for their meat.
DOLPHIN
Highly intelligent animals, dolphins are also very social – they will
help sick or injured members of their pod come to the surface for air
and can even switch between pods.
EAGLE
Though Americans are most familiar with the bald eagle, there are
about 60 species of eagle in the world, mostly in Eurasia and Africa with
44 species. North America only has two resident eagle species;
the Bald Eagle and the Golden Eagle.
PONY
A pony is a small horse but, contrary to popular thought, is not a baby
or young horse. These horses likely developed their shorter legs,
thicker manes, and smaller statures due to living on the fringes of
a liveable horse habitat.
APE
The easiest way to differentiate an ape from a monkey is to look at its
backside: apes have no tails. The great ape branch of the family in
Africa is mostly threatened today due to the Ebola virus.
LOBSTER
At the far end of the top 20 most popular animals on Google, the lobster
can live up to 70 years old. Unlike us humans, lobsters don’t slow down
or become weaker with age; they likely even become more fertile
as they grow older.
MONKEY
Monkeys are distinguishable from other primates by their tails and
dry noses. Capuchin monkeys are sometimes trained as service
animals to help with feeding and personal care for quadriplegics and
other people with mobility impairments.
COW
Sacred to Hindus, the cow is one of the most common types of
livestock in the world. Bulls and other cattle are commonly thought
to be angered by the colour red, however cattle are red-green
colour-blind and can’t distinguish the colour. The rustling of a
matador’s cape leads bulls to charge.
DEER
Native to all continents except Australia and Antarctica, the deer is
widespread except in Africa where there is only one indigenous species:
the Barbary stag. Other than the Chinese water deer, all male deer
(and both sexes of reindeer) have antlers.
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