In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur!
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Parrots have 500 pounds per square inch of pressure in their beaks.
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