Random Animal Facts

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    Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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    In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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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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    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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    The Reason Dogs Turn in Circles
    The Reason Dogs Turn in Circles
    Dogs turn in circles before lying down because in the wild this turns long grass into a bed.
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    Mike the Headless Chicken
    Mike the Headless Chicken
    Mike the Headless Chicken was no different from any other chicken, except that he lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off.
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    Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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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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