From animals behaving strangely to fantastical creatures and interesting prey versus predator relationships, Canada's animal world is full of fascinating facts about our furry, feathered and scaly friends:- Black bears in several BC communities have been known to break into people's homes and help themselves to the contents of fridges and cupboards- The wood frog hibernates by burrowing itself underground, and as the soil freezes, so does the frog's heart, brain and eyeballs, which then all defrost again in the spring- The female spotted sandpiper is a modern, forward-thinking bird; she competes for a mate then leaves the egg incubation and young-rearing to the male- In 2006 a hunter shot and killed a hybrid of a grizzly and a polar bear, dubbed a grolar or pizzly bear, the first to be found in the wild - Atlantic cod, primarily predators, have been found with such things in their stomachs as garbage, turnips and even a partridge- The garfish has bright green bones- Raccoons do not wash their food, but they often dip it in water before eating it- Bucking tradition, the burrowing owl prefers to nest underground- Rabbits produce two kinds of stool: the one that the animal eats is rich in vitamins and nutrients, and the other that waste matter - Hummingbirds can fly backwards and even upside-down.And many more odd and amazing facts about Canadian animals.