The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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