Random Animal Facts

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    Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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    The Firefly Is Not a Fly
    The firefly is not actually a fly, but a beetle.
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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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    Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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    Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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    Male Orangutans Can Be Attracted to Women with Red Hair.
    Male orangutans can be attracted to women with red hair. One male, Hsing Hisng, has even ripped pictures of Nicole Kidman out of magazines and placed them in his enclosure.
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    The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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    The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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