Random Animal Facts

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    Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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    Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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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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    Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    Clever City Birds
    Clever City Birds
    Some birds in cities have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward off parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice, and fleas.
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    Cats and sleep
    Cats and sleep
    On average, cats sleep for 2/3 of their life. This would mean that a 9 year old cat has been asleep for 6 years.
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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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