Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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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.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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