The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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