Random Animal Facts

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    The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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    Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year
    Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year
    In 2011, a penguin covered in oil and starving on a beach near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was rescued by a pensioner. Ever since then, Dindim the penguin travels 5,000 miles every year to visit him.
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    Best Friends: Lion, Tiger, and Bear at Noah's Ark Sanctuary
    In 2001, a lion, tiger, and bear cub were found in a drug dealer's basement. They were moved to Noah's Ark sanctuary and have lived together as inseparable best friends ever since.
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    A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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    A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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    There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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