An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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