Random Animal Facts

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    The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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    Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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    Giant River Otter
    Giant River Otter
    Giant river otters still exist in three remote river systems in South America. They can grow to almost 6 feet in length, hunt in packs, and even take on caimans.
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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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    There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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    A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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