ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Exploding animal

Okay, kiddo, so sometimes when animals feel scared or threatened, they might puff up their body really big or make loud noises like hissing or barking. But there's no such thing as an exploding animal. That's just something people made up to scare each other or tell stories. Animals can't explode because their bodies are not designed to do that. So let's stick to real things we can learn about animals, okay?