Animal Facts

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    Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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    Baby whales grow at an average rate of 10lbs per hour!
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    Flatworms Mating
    Flatworms Mating
    When flatworms mate, two "males" use their bifurcated penises to fence one another. The winner, or the flatworm who stabs the other with its penis, remains a male while the loser becomes female.
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    There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion was a relative of the shark that lived 270 million years ago. It was approximately 7.5m long and had chainsaw-like teeth.
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    An elephant trunk has no bone but 40,000 muscles.
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    Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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    The Giant South African Earthworm can grow up to 22 feet long and 1 inch in thick.
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