Animal Facts
Learn amazing facts about wildlife with our regularly updated category for animal facts.
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The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.
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In 30 minutes, the average body gives off enough heat (combined) to bring a half gallon of water to boil.
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Under extreme stress, some octopuses will eat their own arms.
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The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!
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Certain frogs (like the Wood Frog) can be frozen, thawed, and survive!
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A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Dogs have four toes on their hind feet, and five on their front feet.
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A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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What you find when you shave the striped fur off of a tiger? Striped skin.
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The most yolks ever found in one chicken egg was nine.
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The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold $1.3 million.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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