Random Animal Facts

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    Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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    A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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    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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    Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    Male Orangutans Can Be Attracted to Women with Red Hair.
    Male orangutans can be attracted to women with red hair. One male, Hsing Hisng, has even ripped pictures of Nicole Kidman out of magazines and placed them in his enclosure.
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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