When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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