Maggots will only eat flesh if it is dead. For this reason, they are often used to remove the burnt skin from severe burn patients.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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7,000 new insect species are discovered every year.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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Baby beavers are called kittens.
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Minnows have teeth in their throat.
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