The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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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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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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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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