Random Animal Facts

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    Japan: More Pets Than Children
    In Japan, there are more pets than there are children.
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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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    Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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    Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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    Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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    When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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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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    The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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