Random Animal Facts

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    Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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    Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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    Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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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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    A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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    Raccoon Dog
    Raccoon Dog
    The raccoon dog is a wild animal in East Asia which looks like a raccoon but is actually a dog.
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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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    Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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