Animal Facts

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    The elephant is one of the few mammals that can't jump!
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    There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings in the world.
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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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    Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
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    No one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant can be trained by man.
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    Animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike!
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    Flamingos pee on their legs to cool themselves off.
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    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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