Animal Facts

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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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    Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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    Honey bees fly at 15 miles per hour.
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    On average, there's 300 billion neurons in the octopus brain.
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    A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.
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    Completely-black chicken
    Completely-black chicken
    There’s a rare breed of chicken called Ayam Cemani that’s completely black. They have black plumage, legs, nails, beak, and even black meat, bones, and a black tongue!
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    The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but cannot fly.
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    A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!
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