One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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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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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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