Animal Facts

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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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    Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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    At 188 decibels, the whistle of the blue whale is the loudest sound produced by any animal
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    Cats and sleep
    Cats and sleep
    On average, cats sleep for 2/3 of their life. This would mean that a 9 year old cat has been asleep for 6 years.
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    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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    Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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    A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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    The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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