Random Animal Facts

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    Tree Lobster
    Tree Lobster
    The Tree Lobster, once thought to be extinct, is an insect that can grow to the size of a human hand, and it can only be found on a small island of rock that is Ball's Pyramid, Australia.
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    A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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    Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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    Cats and sleep
    Cats and sleep
    On average, cats sleep for 2/3 of their life. This would mean that a 9 year old cat has been asleep for 6 years.
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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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    It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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    Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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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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