Animal Facts
Learn amazing facts about wildlife with our regularly updated category for animal facts.
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A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!
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Female canaries cannot sing.
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The blesbok, a South African antelope, is almost the same color as grapejuice.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Armadillos can get leprosy.
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The average 1 1/4 lb. lobster is 7 to 9 years old.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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There's a breed of cat called Munchkin and they have tiny legs.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day.
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Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.
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Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny!
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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