Random Animal Facts

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    Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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    Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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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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    Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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    Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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    The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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    Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year
    Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year
    In 2011, a penguin covered in oil and starving on a beach near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was rescued by a pensioner. Ever since then, Dindim the penguin travels 5,000 miles every year to visit him.
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    A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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