Random Animal Facts

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    Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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    Giant River Otter
    Giant River Otter
    Giant river otters still exist in three remote river systems in South America. They can grow to almost 6 feet in length, hunt in packs, and even take on caimans.
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    Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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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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    Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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    The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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    The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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    The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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