It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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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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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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