
Animal Facts
Learn amazing facts about wildlife with our regularly updated category for animal facts.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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Catgut comes from sheep not cats.
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Most of a hog's sweat glands are in its snout.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Service dogs are trained to know when they are on duty. When their harness is on, they know they are at work. When you take it off they instantly become playful and energetic.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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A species of earthworm in Australia grows up to 10 feet in length.
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Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year!
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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