Random Animal Facts

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    Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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    Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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    Mike the Headless Chicken
    Mike the Headless Chicken
    Mike the Headless Chicken was no different from any other chicken, except that he lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off.
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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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    Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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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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    World's Tallest Dog
    World's Tallest Dog
    Zeus, a Great Dane, was crowned the world's tallest dog in 2012. Measuring a whopping 1.11 meters (3'8") from shoulder to foot, he stood at an amazing 2.2 meters (7'3") in height on his hind legs.
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    Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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