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Lobsters’ bladders are in their heads.
The placement of a donkey’s eyes in its’ heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
Cockroaches can live for several weeks with their heads cut off, because their brains are located inside their body. They would eventually die from being unable to eat.
Men with shaved heads are perceived as an inch taller and 13% stronger than men with hair.
Bulgarians shake their heads to mean yes and nod for no.
Flamingos eat with their heads upside down.
Samurai used to burn incense in their helmets so their heads would smell sweet if decapitated.
Contrary to popular belief, ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand to avoid danger.
Snakes can have two heads and fight each other for food.
Owls turn their heads almost 360 degrees (a complete circle) but they cannot move their eyes.
Fossils demonstrate that some dinosaurs slept with their heads tucked under their arms.
In 30 of the world’s countries (15%), their heads of state are required to have a particular religious affiliation.
The flying snake of Java and Malaysia is able to flatten itself out like a ribbon and sail like a glider from tree to tree.
Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females.
Lions communicate through a range of behaviours and their expressive movements are very highly developed. They will perform peaceful tactile actions such as licking each other and rubbing heads. Head rubbing, or nuzzling, is a common greeting behaviour for lions. They also communicate through a variety of vocalisations including purrs, snarls, miaws and hissing. Their vocalisations also vary in intensity and pitch.