Random Animal Facts

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    Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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    Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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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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    Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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    The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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    Haicheng Earthquake
    Haicheng Earthquake
    In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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    The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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    Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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