Animal Facts

    Random Animal Facts

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    A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
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    Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    Sloths swim 3x faster than they move on land, and can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes
    Sloths can swim three times faster than they can move on land. They can also hold their breath for up to 40 minutes.
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    When it comes time to give birth, the female shark loses her appetite so she won't be tempted to eat her own pups.
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    Baby rabbits are called kittens.
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    Russian Bear Dog
    Russian Bear Dog
    Caucasian Mountain Dog (aka Russian Bear Dog) males reach over 200lb and have historically been used to hunt bears.
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    Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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