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    No one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant can be trained by man.
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    Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows!
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    Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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    Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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    The Reason Dogs Turn in Circles
    The Reason Dogs Turn in Circles
    Dogs turn in circles before lying down because in the wild this turns long grass into a bed.
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    In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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    The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly!
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    Racehorses can wear out new horse shoes in one race.
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