Random Animal Facts

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    Sloth Poop Dance
    Sloth Poop Dance
    Sloths only poop once a week. The event is called 'the poo dance' because they wiggle their butts.
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    Cuddle Death
    Cuddle Death
    Once the Queen is deemed unfit to serve due to old age or disease, worker bees form a tight cluster around her until she dies from overheating, a process known as "cuddle death."
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    Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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    Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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    The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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    Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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