Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.
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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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The faster a kangaroo hops, the less energy it burns!
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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A group of frogs is called an army.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Some farmers in Kenya are using elephants' natural fear of bees and building "beehive fences" that keep wild elephants from trampling the crops. It keeps the farms safe, and prevents farmers from having to kill elephants to defend their livelihood!
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