Random Animal Facts

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    Dolphins have names for one another.
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    Mouth-Peeing Turtles
    Mouth-Peeing Turtles
    There's a species of soft-shelled turtle in China that 'pees' in puddles through its mouth.
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    The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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    Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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    Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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    Carbonemys
    Carbonemys
    About 60 million years ago, there was a species of turtle that was so large and had such powerful jaws that it could have devoured a crocodile.
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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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