Animal Facts

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    A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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    Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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    A jellyfish's mouth also serves as an anus.
    A jellyfish's mouth also serves as an anus.
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    Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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    Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
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    Mouth-Peeing Turtles
    Mouth-Peeing Turtles
    There's a species of soft-shelled turtle in China that 'pees' in puddles through its mouth.
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    A baby octopus is about the size of a flea at birth.
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    Male Orangutans Can Be Attracted to Women with Red Hair.
    Male orangutans can be attracted to women with red hair. One male, Hsing Hisng, has even ripped pictures of Nicole Kidman out of magazines and placed them in his enclosure.
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