Random Animal Facts

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    There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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    An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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    In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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    Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year
    Rescued Penguin Returns Every Year
    In 2011, a penguin covered in oil and starving on a beach near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was rescued by a pensioner. Ever since then, Dindim the penguin travels 5,000 miles every year to visit him.
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    Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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    Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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    The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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    A dork is a whale's penis.
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