Animal Facts

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    The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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    Flatworms Mating
    Flatworms Mating
    When flatworms mate, two "males" use their bifurcated penises to fence one another. The winner, or the flatworm who stabs the other with its penis, remains a male while the loser becomes female.
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    Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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    Anteaters prefer termites to ants.
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    Mexican Jumping Beans jump because of moth larvae inside them.
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    A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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    Completely-black chicken
    Completely-black chicken
    There’s a rare breed of chicken called Ayam Cemani that’s completely black. They have black plumage, legs, nails, beak, and even black meat, bones, and a black tongue!
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    Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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