Random Animal Facts

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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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    An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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    Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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    Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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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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    Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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    It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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    Octopuses enter a dementia-like state after breeding, forget what happened
    After octopuses breed, they develop dementia. They then live the rest of their lives in this confused, seemingly lost state, with apparently no knowledge of previous events.
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