Animal Facts

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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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    The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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    Megalodon
    Megalodon
    Megalodon was the biggest shark that ever existed. It was larger than the average city bus and could bite down with a force between 10.8 and 18.2 tons - enough to crush a prehistoric whale's skull as easily as a grape.
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    The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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    The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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    Rats can't vomit, that's why rat poison works.
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    Cats make over 100 different vocal sounds; dogs can make about ten.
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    The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'!
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