Random Animal Facts

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    Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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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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    When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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    Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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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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    Flatworms Mating
    Flatworms Mating
    When flatworms mate, two "males" use their bifurcated penises to fence one another. The winner, or the flatworm who stabs the other with its penis, remains a male while the loser becomes female.
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    Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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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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