It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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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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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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