Animal Facts

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    Octopuses enter a dementia-like state after breeding, forget what happened
    After octopuses breed, they develop dementia. They then live the rest of their lives in this confused, seemingly lost state, with apparently no knowledge of previous events.
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    The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people!
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    Woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails have all been used as money.
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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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    Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.
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    Vultures fly without flapping their wings.
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    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippos secrete a red-pink fluid, dubbed "blood sweat", which acts as a skin moisturizer, water repellent, sunscreen, and antibiotic.
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    Salmon can jump as high as 6 feet.
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