Random Animal Facts

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    Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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    Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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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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    Tree Lobster
    Tree Lobster
    The Tree Lobster, once thought to be extinct, is an insect that can grow to the size of a human hand, and it can only be found on a small island of rock that is Ball's Pyramid, Australia.
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    Sir Nils Olav
    Sir Nils Olav
    Norway has a king penguin as Colonel-in-Chief of their royal guard.
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    Octopuses enter a dementia-like state after breeding, forget what happened
    After octopuses breed, they develop dementia. They then live the rest of their lives in this confused, seemingly lost state, with apparently no knowledge of previous events.
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    Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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