Animal Facts

    Animal Facts

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

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    7,000 new insect species are discovered every year.
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    A killer whale's heart beats 30 times a minute under water, 60 times a minute on the surface.
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    Butterflies taste with their feet.
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    Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand!
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    Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not only sweat by salivating. They also sweat through the poors on their feet.
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    The elephant is one of the few mammals that can't jump!
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    Carbonemys
    Carbonemys
    About 60 million years ago, there was a species of turtle that was so large and had such powerful jaws that it could have devoured a crocodile.
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    Lobster Communication
    Lobster Communication
    Lobsters communicate by peeing at each other.
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    A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.
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    A kangaroo cannot jump if its tail is off the ground.
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    A tuna fish can swim 100 miles in a single day!
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    All bonobo chimpanzees are bisexual!
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    Goldfish remember better in cold water than warm water.
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    Mexican Jumping Beans jump because of moth larvae inside them.
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    Angora Rabbit
    Angora Rabbit
    The Angora rabbit is the world's fluffiest bunny, bred for its extremely long wool.
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    Male kangaroos flex their biceps to impress females.
    Male kangaroos flex their biceps to impress females.
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    Cats and sleep
    Cats and sleep
    On average, cats sleep for 2/3 of their life. This would mean that a 9 year old cat has been asleep for 6 years.
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    A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
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    A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second.
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    An adult giraffe's tongue is 17 inches long.
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