A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
4
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.
9
There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
14
When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
19
Lobsters have blue blood.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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