Random Animal Facts

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    When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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    A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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    Haicheng Earthquake
    Haicheng Earthquake
    In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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    The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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    There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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    The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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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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    A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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