An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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