Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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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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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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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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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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