Random Animal Facts

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    The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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    Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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    Japan: More Pets Than Children
    In Japan, there are more pets than there are children.
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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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    The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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    The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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    Rats Laugh
    Rats Laugh
    Rats "laugh" when they are tickled.
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    Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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