Random Animal Facts

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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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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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    Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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    The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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    The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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    A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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    Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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    Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year
    Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year
    In 2011, a penguin covered in oil and starving on a beach near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was rescued by a pensioner. Ever since then, Dindim the penguin travels 5,000 miles every year to visit him.
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