Random Animal Facts

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    One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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    Raccoon Dog
    Raccoon Dog
    The raccoon dog is a wild animal in East Asia which looks like a raccoon but is actually a dog.
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    Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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    The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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    Swimming Pigs
    Swimming Pigs
    There's an island in the Bahamas called Big Major Cay (or Pig Beach), which is only inhabited by swimming pigs.
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    A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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    Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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