Random Animal Facts

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    Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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    Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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    Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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    Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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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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