Some farmers in Kenya are using elephants' natural fear of bees and building "beehive fences" that keep wild elephants from trampling the crops. It keeps the farms safe, and prevents farmers from having to kill elephants to defend their livelihood!
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The heart of a mouse beats 650 times per minute!
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Crocodile babies don't have sex chromosomes; the temperature at which the egg develops determines gender.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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All polar bears are left handed
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A lion's roar can be heard from more than five miles away.
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The average 1 1/4 lb. lobster is 7 to 9 years old.
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Parrots have 500 pounds per square inch of pressure in their beaks.
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