Random Animal Facts

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    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippos secrete a red-pink fluid, dubbed "blood sweat", which acts as a skin moisturizer, water repellent, sunscreen, and antibiotic.
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    A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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    There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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    Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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    Cuddle Death
    Cuddle Death
    Once the Queen is deemed unfit to serve due to old age or disease, worker bees form a tight cluster around her until she dies from overheating, a process known as "cuddle death."
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    An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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    A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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