Random Animal Facts

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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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    Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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    Clever City Birds
    Clever City Birds
    Some birds in cities have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward off parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice, and fleas.
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    Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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    It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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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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    When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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    Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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