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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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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