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The milk of a Camel doesn't curdle! |
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A Hippopotamus can run faster than a human! |
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One drop of poisonous sweat from the brightly colored Dart-Poison Frog can kill thousands of people! |
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Some Hummingbirds weigh less than a U.S. penny! |
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Cows have four stomachs! |
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Starfish are able to turn their stomachs inside out! |
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The horn of a Rhinoceros is made from compacted hair! |
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Porcupines float in water! |
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The unmistakable quack of a Duck doesn't echo! |
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It takes about one year for a Lobster to reach a weight of one pound! |
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Giraffes are able to clean their ears with their lo-o-ong tongues! |
| The color may change, but the pattern on a Giraffe's coat is unique to each animal and remains unchanged throughout its lifetime---similar to a fingerprint. |
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Cheetahs are the only cats without retractable claws! |
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Dogs have about 10 vocal sounds, while Cats can create more than 100! |
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Sharks can grow a new set of dangerous teeth in just one week! |
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The eye of an Ostrich is bigger than its brain! |
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Horses can actually sleep standing up! |
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Goats' eyes have rectangular pupils |
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Jellyfish are 95% water! |
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You can hear the roar of a Lion up to a mile away! |
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Some Penguins can jump six feet into the air! |
| Emperor Penguins breed every three years, then lay only one egg! |
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Kangaroos and Emus can't walk backwards! |
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Cat urine glows under a black light! |
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Raccoons often wash their food before eating! |
| The songs of the Humpback Whale can last 20 minutes and change year to year! |
| All Ladybugs have either two, nine, or fifteen spots! |
| It can take a full month for the Three-Toed Sloth to digest a meal! |
| Lowland Gorillas always abandon a feeding site before the vegetation is one, leaving enough growth to rejuvenate the area! |
| A Black Panther is actually a leopard, not a separate cat species! |
| Soon after birth, a flounder's left eye gradually moves over to the right side of its head so it can still see while laying flat on the ocean floor! |
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Peregrine Falcons can see prey at least 3,000 feet away! |
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Some birds, like Warblers or Killdeer, pretend their injured to lure predators away from their nests! |
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Unlike most birds, Eagles and Osprey keep adding to the same nest year after year! |
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Chimney Swifts use their own sticky saliva to glue sticks and twigs into nests! |
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Baltimore Orioles create sack-like nests by weaving materials together with their beaks! |
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The extinct Elephant Birds of Madagascar stood up to 10 feet tall and laid 18-pound eggs! |
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The excrement of baby Bluebirds is contained in small fecal sacks, which mom and dad neatly remove from their nest! |
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When hearing a distress call, birds of different species may team together to fight a predator! |
| Scientists estimate that there are at least 200 million times more insects than people! |
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Cockroaches have been known to live for several weeks after having their heads cut off! |
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After finishing a meal, House Flies regurgitate their food and eat it again! |
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One species of Earthworm in Australia can grow up to 10 feet in length! |
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Honey bees make and eat "bee bread," a mixture of honey and pollen! |
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The largest known Ant colony in the world consists of billions of ants and stretches approximately 3,700 miles along the coasts of Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy. |
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Bombardier Beetles keep enemies at bay by emitting toxic chemicals from their anal glands! |
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Some species of Cicadas are louder than a subway train! |
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Although Rhubarb stalks are cooked into a variety of delicious treats, the leaves are poisonous! |
| Orchids are the largest family of flowering plants with approximately 35,000 species! |
| Strawberries are actually part of the rose family, and are the only fruit with their seeds on the outside! |