Random Animal Facts

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    Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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    Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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    When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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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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    Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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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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    Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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