Random Animal Facts

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    Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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    A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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    Ant Graveyard
    Ant Graveyard
    Ants have graveyards.
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    Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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    A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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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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    Pudu Deer
    Pudu Deer
    The Pudu deer is the world’s smallest deer. They live in bamboo thickets to hide from predators, and can weigh up to 12 kilograms.
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    A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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