A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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