It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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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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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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