Random Animal Facts

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    A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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    There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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    The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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    Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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    Lobster Communication
    Lobster Communication
    Lobsters communicate by peeing at each other.
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    Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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