A dataset of 7734 animal "fun facts" from various sources on the web.
| animal_name | source | text | media_link | wikipedia_link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aardvark | https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Aardvark-facts.html | Aardvarks are sometimes called "ant bears", "earth pigs", and "cape anteaters" | /wiki/Aardvark |
Columns:
- animal_name: Name of the animal as presented on the source page. (Note: most animals have many common names, so there may be duplicates).
- source: Link to the page where this fact was found.
- text: Text of the animal fact.
- media_link: r/Awwducational posts often have a photo or video included for context.
- wikipedia_link: Shortened wikipedia url for this animal (ex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark shortened to /wiki/Aardvark). These were hand-labeled by me, a non-expert, so treat it as a best guess. Some values missing. Many pages refer to broad taxonomical groups instead of individual species. Possibly useful for finding scientific classification and merging duplicate animal names, or for scraping additional information.
Sources:
- FactAnimal [3361]: https://factanimal.com/animals/
- A-Z Animals [2138]: https://a-z-animals.com/animals/
- Seaworld [1101]: https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/
- Animal Facts Encyclopedia [614]: https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Animals-A-to-Z.html
- r/AskReddit (various threads) [273]: ex. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/gbh7zz/what_are_some_really_amazing_animal_facts/
- r/Awwducational ("verified" flair only) [247]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Awwducational/top/?t=all&f=flair_name%3A%22Verified%22