Random Animal Facts

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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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    Completely-black chicken
    Completely-black chicken
    There’s a rare breed of chicken called Ayam Cemani that’s completely black. They have black plumage, legs, nails, beak, and even black meat, bones, and a black tongue!
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    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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    Giant River Otter
    Giant River Otter
    Giant river otters still exist in three remote river systems in South America. They can grow to almost 6 feet in length, hunt in packs, and even take on caimans.
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    Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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    The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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    There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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    The Real Caterpie
    The Real Caterpie
    There's a caterpillar that looks like Caterpie from Pokémon.
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