The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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