Animal Facts

    Random Animal Facts

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    The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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    Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
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    Hyenas regularly eat the feces of other animals!
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    Giant River Otter
    Giant River Otter
    Giant river otters still exist in three remote river systems in South America. They can grow to almost 6 feet in length, hunt in packs, and even take on caimans.
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    Penguin Poop Seen From Space
    Penguin Poop Seen From Space
    Researchers find new emperor penguin colonies by looking for their poop from a satellite in space.
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    A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.
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    An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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    A killer whale's heart beats 30 times a minute under water, 60 times a minute on the surface.
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