The cicada, a fly found in Africa, spends 17 years of its life sleeping; and only two weeks is awake during which mates and then dies.
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Elephants, lions, and camels roamed Alaska 12,000 years ago.
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A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.
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Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
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If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.
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Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
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There are no penguins in the North Pole.
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The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs!
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