Random Animal Facts

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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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    Swimming Pigs
    Swimming Pigs
    There's an island in the Bahamas called Big Major Cay (or Pig Beach), which is only inhabited by swimming pigs.
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    The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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    Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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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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    A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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    Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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    It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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