Random Animal Facts

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    The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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    Octopuses enter a dementia-like state after breeding, forget what happened
    After octopuses breed, they develop dementia. They then live the rest of their lives in this confused, seemingly lost state, with apparently no knowledge of previous events.
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    A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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    Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    The Reason Dogs Turn in Circles
    The Reason Dogs Turn in Circles
    Dogs turn in circles before lying down because in the wild this turns long grass into a bed.
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    A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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    On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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