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POPULAR ANIMALS ON GOOGLE SEARCH

Added on: 15th Dec 2015

 

DUCK

mandarin duck male

The feathered birds inhabiting much of our waterways, ducks are,

in most cases, monogamous but only for a year – after the young

are grown the couple often splits. The word duck originates from the

Old English word dûce meaning “diver”.

 

 

RABBIT

rabbit

The rabbit is especially a popularly searched animal on Google in

North America since over half of the global rabbit population lives on

the continent. Rabbits are different from hares which are larger,

have longer ears, and are born hairy and with good eyesight.

 

 

SPIDER

zebra spider

Turn away now if you have arachnophobia; there are over 43,000

species of spider known today and out of all these spiders,

we only know of one which is herbivorous.

 

 

GREY WOLF

gray wolf

The grey wolf is different from other Canis members largely due to its

more outgoing and expressive demeanour. The dog and grey wolf

came from a similar ancestor about 15,000 years ago in Europe. The

grey wolf is properly popular on Google: it’s one of the most well-researched

animals in the world with one of the highest amounts of literature

written about it.

 

 

TURKEY

wild turkey

A common sight on American and Canadian Thanksgiving tables,

the turkey bird was actually named after the country. The Turk

people have inhabited present-day Turkey since the 1300’s and it

was through this area that the guinea fowl was imported from

East Africa to Europe. Europeans landing in the New World incorrectly

identified the bird we know today as the turkey.  Europeans referred

to the guinea fowl as: the turkey cock.

 

 

LION

male lion

Until about 10,000 years ago, the lion was a much more popular animal

around the world – after humans, the lion was the most widespread

large land mammal in the world.

 

 

PIG

pig

The top trending animal in 2014, the pig is also a highly intelligent and

social animal and increasingly becoming a more common house pet.

When raised for their meat, pigs make up 38% of the worlds

meat production.

 

 

SNAKE

mad purple snake

Snakes are often seen as creatures to fear – maybe this comes from

their presence on every continent except Antarctica and a few

notable exceptions of Ireland, New Zealand, and some other islands.

Beyond being quite a useful animal, the snake has loads of interesting

facts associated with it, such as it generally only has one working lung.

 


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