Random Animal Facts

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    Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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    The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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    Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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    The 'Unicorn Bull'
    In 1933, a biologist created a "unicorn bull".
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    Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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    Carbonemys
    Carbonemys
    About 60 million years ago, there was a species of turtle that was so large and had such powerful jaws that it could have devoured a crocodile.
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    Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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    Cuddle Death
    Cuddle Death
    Once the Queen is deemed unfit to serve due to old age or disease, worker bees form a tight cluster around her until she dies from overheating, a process known as "cuddle death."
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