Random Animal Facts

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    A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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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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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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    A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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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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    The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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    When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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    A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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