Random Animal Facts

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    There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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    Haicheng Earthquake
    Haicheng Earthquake
    In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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    Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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    The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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    Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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    A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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    Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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