Random Animal Facts

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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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    Clever City Birds
    Clever City Birds
    Some birds in cities have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward off parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice, and fleas.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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    It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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    When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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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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    In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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