There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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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.
9
The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
4
The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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