Animal Facts
Learn amazing facts about wildlife with our regularly updated category for animal facts.
One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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Sheep can survive for up to two weeks buried in snow drifts.
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There are more chickens than people in the world.
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The world's oldest crow was 59 years old. Its name was Tataji.
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The world's smartest pig, owned by a mathematics teacher in Madison, WI, memorized the multiplication tables up to 12.
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Cats have a weak sense of taste. They have only 473 tastebuds, humans have 9,000.
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A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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Placing alcohol on a scorpion's back will make it go crazy and fatally sting itself.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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Most elephants weigh less than a blue whale's tongue.
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Flies are deaf.
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A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
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A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
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The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.
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The smallest known dinosaur is Compsognathus.
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