Random Animal Facts

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    When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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    The 'Unicorn Bull'
    In 1933, a biologist created a "unicorn bull".
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    Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippos secrete a red-pink fluid, dubbed "blood sweat", which acts as a skin moisturizer, water repellent, sunscreen, and antibiotic.
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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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    Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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