Animal Facts

    Animal Facts

    Learn amazing facts about wildlife with our regularly updated category for animal facts.

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    Despite the hump, a camel's spine is straight.
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    In just about every species of mammal, the female lives longer than the male.
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    All polar bears are left handed
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    Animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike!
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    Black Whales are born white.
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    Frogs cannot swallow without blinking.
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    Male monkeys lose the hair on their heads in the same way men do.
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    More than 90% of shark attack victims survive.
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    Pygmy Jerboa
    Pygmy Jerboa
    Measuring in at barely 2" long, the Pygmy Jerboa looks like a cross between a mouse and a duckling - and it's extremely cute!
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    Raccoon Dog
    Raccoon Dog
    The raccoon dog is a wild animal in East Asia which looks like a raccoon but is actually a dog.
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    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion was a relative of the shark that lived 270 million years ago. It was approximately 7.5m long and had chainsaw-like teeth.
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    A baby octopus is about the size of a flea at birth.
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    A lion's roar can be heard from more than five miles away.
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    A snail can sleep for three years.
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    At birth, a panda bear is smaller than a mouse.
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    Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
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    Bluebirds cannot see the color blue.
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    By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with multi-colored yolks.
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    Given the opportunity, deer will chew gum and marijuana.
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    Salmon can jump as high as 6 feet.
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