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What is the world's largest fish?

The harmless whale shark holds the title of largest fish, with the record being a 59 footer captured in Thailand in 1919.

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Fact about the prairie dog language

Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different "words" for tall human in yellow shirt, short human in green shirt, coyote, deer, red-tailed hawk and many other creatures.

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Exploding ant fact

There is an ant in Brazil that has a gland which causes the ant to explode like a bomb, spraying a sticky toxic goo on everybody nearby. Now that's some hard core biology!

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Amazing fact about soldier ants

In the ant kingdom some ants are soldiers, or army ants. These soldier ants are so genetically designed to fight, pinch, clamp and sting that their giant pinchers prevent them from feeding themselves. They must rely on other ants to feed them.

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How much territory do siamese fighting fish need?

Siamese fighting fish must be kept isolated because they will fight, immediately, often to the death. In an experiment, 2 fish were dropped in a lake. Would this be enough space? Were these tiny fish interested in exploring? No, they immediately started fighting.

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Wolves cover impressive territory

Wolves are capable of covering over 100 miles in a single day.

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How much and how often a wolf eats

Wolves can go days on end without food. They can also eat 20 pounds of meat in a single sitting.

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Beachings linked to military low-mid frequency active sonar

Mass beachings have been associated with active sonar have occurred in Madeira (2000), Greece (1996), the U.S. Virgin Islands (1998, 1999), the Canary Islands (1985, 1988, 1989, 2002), and, northwest coast of the United States (2003).update: court blocks sonar 7/6/06

Reference: http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/nlfa.asp

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What are coral reefs?

Coral reefs are colonies of micro creatures named pollups, little hair-like things that live on the top layer of the coral. The coral grows because when one generation dies they leave behind a hard, stony, branching structure made of limestone which later generations call home.

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Chemicals cause male frogs to grow ovaries

US farms 1 trillion ears of corn a year, using a chemical called Atrazine that in the concentration of 1 part per billion causes male frogs to grow ovaries! Strangely, a higher dosage reduces the risk. Atrazine is the most widely used weed killer in the United States. It has also been linked to cancer in people.

Reference: http://www.discover.com/issues/feb-03/features/featfrogs/

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