Random Animal Facts

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    The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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    Flatworms Mating
    Flatworms Mating
    When flatworms mate, two "males" use their bifurcated penises to fence one another. The winner, or the flatworm who stabs the other with its penis, remains a male while the loser becomes female.
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    An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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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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    There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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    Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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    The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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    Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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