The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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