Random Animal Facts

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    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippos secrete a red-pink fluid, dubbed "blood sweat", which acts as a skin moisturizer, water repellent, sunscreen, and antibiotic.
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    Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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    The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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    Sloths swim 3x faster than they move on land, and can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes
    Sloths can swim three times faster than they can move on land. They can also hold their breath for up to 40 minutes.
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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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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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