Animal Facts

    Random Animal Facts

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    There are more than one million animal species on Earth!
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    All the swans in England are property of the Queen.
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    The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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    Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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    The pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
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    A snail can sleep for three years.
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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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    Armadillos can get leprosy.
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