Random Animal Facts

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    The Real Caterpie
    The Real Caterpie
    There's a caterpillar that looks like Caterpie from Pokémon.
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    When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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    Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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    Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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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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    Cuddle Death
    Cuddle Death
    Once the Queen is deemed unfit to serve due to old age or disease, worker bees form a tight cluster around her until she dies from overheating, a process known as "cuddle death."
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    Sir Nils Olav
    Sir Nils Olav
    Norway has a king penguin as Colonel-in-Chief of their royal guard.
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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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