Random Animal Facts

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    Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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    Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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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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    Titanoboa
    Titanoboa
    Titanoboa was the largest snake that ever lived, measuring in at 13-15 meters in length and weighing about 2,500 lbs.
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    A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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    One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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    The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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