Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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