Animal Facts

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    There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses!
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    20-Ft-Wide Manta Ray Caught in 1933 Is One of the Largest Ever
    One of the largest manta rays ever caught was by Capt. A.L. Kahn in 1933 off Brielle. It weighed over 5,000 pounds and was over 20 feet wide.
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    A species of earthworm in Australia grows up to 10 feet in length.
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    Cuban rescue workers use sniffer rabbits to find people in collapsed buildings.
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    On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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    Sloths swim 3x faster than they move on land, and can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes
    Sloths can swim three times faster than they can move on land. They can also hold their breath for up to 40 minutes.
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    All the pet hamsters in the world are descended from a single wild golden Hamster found in Syria in 1930!
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    Cats have a weak sense of taste. They have only 473 tastebuds, humans have 9,000.
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