Random Animal Facts

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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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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    Flatworms Mating
    Flatworms Mating
    When flatworms mate, two "males" use their bifurcated penises to fence one another. The winner, or the flatworm who stabs the other with its penis, remains a male while the loser becomes female.
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    Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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    Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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    Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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    There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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