Random Animal Facts

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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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    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
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    The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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    Clever City Birds
    Clever City Birds
    Some birds in cities have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward off parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice, and fleas.
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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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    It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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    Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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    A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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