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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.

Reference: http://www.livescience.com

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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!

Reference: http://www.some-guy.com/

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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.

Reference: http://www.some-guy.com/

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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.

Reference: Animal Planet

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Wolves cover impressive territory

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

Reference: Animal Planet

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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.

Reference: Animal Planet

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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.

Reference: Animal Planet

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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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Artic legend man talks to animals

There are arctic legends that speak of a time when man could understand and speak with whales. In fact, many legends worldwide speak of a time when people and animals understood each other.

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In the past few decades 90% of the big fish in the oceans have been eaten, or otherwise disposed of.

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Life in the rainforest

A single tree in a rainforest can be home to thousands of different creatures.

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The length of an anteater's tongue

The tongue of the Giant Anteater is over 2 feet long... kissy kissy.

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Fact about praying mantis love

During mantis "sex" the male makes the ultimate sacrifice. The female eats the head of the male as a nutritious snack

Reference: http://animal.discovery.com

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Blue whale weight and length

Blue whales reach between 70-110 feet in length and weigh up to 150 tons.

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Biggest animal in the world

The blue whale is the largest animal in the world. The largest blue whale caught was a 110-foot female. It is not known how the angler got this beast home or how they fit it in the freezer.

Reference: http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/planetocean/bluewhale.html

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what is the world's oldest animal

The oldest animal on Earth was born in 1830 Her name is Harriet, she's a Galapagos land tortoise

Reference: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/news/archive.asp?archive=111805

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Blue whale massacre crustaceans

The blue whale, the worlds largest animal at 110 feet according to guiness world records eat krill, which are shrimp-like crustaceans only about an inch-and-a-half long.

Pick on somebody your own size? Not whales! An adult whale might slaughter 40 million, or 4-6 tons of these little creatures in one day!!

Amazingly, the krill population persists, but you have to assume this perpetual atrocity affects the krills ability to develop a stable society.

Reference: Animal Planet

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How to eat like a horse

A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.

Reference: http://www.davesdaily.com/interesting/did-you-know.htm

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Chameleons can move their eyes in two different directions at the same time.

Reference: http://www.indianchild.com/what_do_animals_see.htm

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An interesting fact about chameleon tongues

A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

Reference: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20061213/Note3.asp

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One difference between chimpanzees and monkeys

A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.

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Animal sonar, echolocation, and noise pollution

Whales and dolphins have a tool called echolocation, a sonar which allows them to "see" their prey, even it's internal workings! Noise pollution in the water has a significant effect on whales ability to navigate, hunt, locate their pods, and reproduce.

Echolocating animals have two ears positioned slightly apart. The echoes returning to the two ears arrive at different times and at different loudness levels, depending on the position of the object generating the echoes. The time and loudness differences are used by the animals to perceive direction. With echolocation the bat or other animal can see not only where it's going but can also see how big another animal is, what kind of animal it is, and other features as well.
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Many modern submarines use their own sonar a low and mid-frequency sonar is so deafening the pressure waves affect animals on the cellular level, causing the equivalent of "the bends" or decompression sickness. For animals with echolocation this causes sonar function to fail and leaves these animals blind, if they're lucky. What often results is massive beachings (update: court blocks sonar 7/6/06)

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Why are whales bad for you?

Beluga whales are at the top of the food chain. A nice distinction, but it also means they acquire the sum total of toxins acquired by organisms all the way down the chain because these toxins such as PCB and heavy metal poisoning don't break down. Belugas, in fact, are so full of contaminants, when they are found beached they qualify as a toxic biohazard.

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praying mantis and black widows

A praying mantis will eat a black widow.

Reference: http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/spiders/facts-blackwidow.htm

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What is a Cornish game hen

A Cornish game hen is really just a young Cornish chicken, usually 5 to 6 weeks of age, that weighs no more than 2 pounds.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_game_hen

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How much milk can a milk cow have milked

A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

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Dedicated fathers in the Antartic

A father Emperor penguin withstands the Antarctic cold for 60 days or more to protect his eggs, which he keeps on his feet, covered with a feathered flap. During this entire time he doesn't eat a thing. Most father penguins lose about 25 pounds while they wait for their babies to hatch. Afterward, they feed the chicks a special liquid from their throats. When the mother penguins return to care for the young, the fathers go to sea to eat and rest.

Reference: Animal Planet

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How many eggs can a Mackerel lay

The mackerel is a moderately prolific fish; females of medium size may produce as many as 400,000 to 500,000 eggs in the aggregate, according to various estimates,[10] with 546,000 reported for one weighing 17/8 pounds. But it is seldom that as many as 50,000 are set free at any one time, and often many fewer

Reference: http://www.gma.org/fogm/Scomber_scombrus.htm

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How big is a newborn kangaroo?

A newborn kangaroo is between the size of a grain of rice to the size of a honeybee!

Reference: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-kangaroo.html

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What is a polecat?

A polecat is not a cat, or a pole. It is a nocturnal European weasel.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_polecat

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Who gets thirstiest, rats or camels?

A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.

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When is a male clam not a male clam?

All clams start out as males; about half decide to become females at some point in their lives.

Reference: http://clambiz.com/_wsn/page2.html

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Where do hamsters come from?

All pet hamsters are descended from a single female wild golden hamster found with a litter of 12 young in Syria in 1930.

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Dedicated fathers in the catfish community

A father sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. He will not eat until his young are born, which may take several weeks.

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How many stomach's does a cow have?

A cow's stomach has four compartments: the rumen, the recticulum (storage area), the omasum (where water is absorbed), and the abomasum ( the only compartment with digestive juices).

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Does catfish taste good?

Catfish have 100,000 taste buds.

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Interesting fact about albatross naps

An albatross can sleep while it flies. It apparently dozes while cruising at 25 mph.

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What is the power of the eel?

An electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts.

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Why do Iguanas make good divers?

An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.

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How sharp are beaver teeth?

Beaver teeth are so sharp that Native Americans once used them as knife blades.

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A lions roar achieves many things

An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride.

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Does catnip affect lions?

Catnip can affect lions and tigers as well as house cats. It excites them because it contains a chemical that resembles an excretion of the dominant female's urine.

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An unusual way to dye an egg

By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with varicolored yolks.

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Is there a milk that won't curdle?

Camel milk does not curdle.

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Camel survival fact

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

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Random fact about lightning

Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.

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What is the deadliest animal in Africa?

Hippos have killed more than 400 people in Africa - more than any other wild animal.

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How do dolphins sleep?

Dolphins sleep at night just below the surface of the water. They frequently rise to the surface for air.

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What is the fastest flying insect?

Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph.

Reference: http://fusionanomaly.net/dragonfly.html

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What is the noisiest land animal?

Howler monkeys are the noisiest land animals. Their calls can be heard over 2 miles away.

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Hummingbirds are small, how small are they?

Hummingbirds are the smallest birds - so tiny that one of their enemies is an insect, the praying mantis. Check out the photo: praying mantis serving dinner

Reference: http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyardbirds/hummingbirds/mantis-hummer.aspx?sc=birdwireJul2005

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How much honey can a bee produce?

In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.

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What is the world's largest animal?

The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs 50 tons at birth. Fully grown, it weighs as much as 150 tons.

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What is the only bird with a penis?

Swans are the only birds with penises.

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Why is a turkey a turkey?

The turkey was named for what was wrongly thought to be its country of origin.

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A way to turn crap into current

Thai researchers have succeeded in generating electricity from natural gas made from elephant dung.

Reference: Universal Press Syndicate

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How many minks in a mink coat?

It takes 35 to 65 minks to produce the average mink coat. The numbers for other types of fur coats are: beaver - 15; fox - 15 to 25; ermine - 150; chinchilla - 60 to 100.

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What is the world's healthiest animal?

Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer.

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Can an ostrich see better than it can think?

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

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Odd fact about polar bears

A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.

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Being big isn't everything

Today, only three species of elephant remain and they are all threatened by hunting and habitat destruction.

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You want to be on the good side of these tortoises

Galapagos tortoises may reach a length of over 4 ft (120 cm) and weigh over 500 lb (225 kg).

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How to get more eggs from your chicken

A chicken will lay bigger and stronger eggs if you change the lighting in such a way as to make them think a day is 28 hours long!

Reference: http://www.vfr.net/~tbruce/facts.html

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Don't forget about the hippo

Hippos are the third largest animal on land. Only elephants and some rhinos are bigger.

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How much ice cream can a cow produce

A dairy cow can produce 5 gallons of ice cream a day

Reference: http://www.thecowcorral.com/facts.html

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Where do penguins live?

All penguin species are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, but the greatest numerical concentrations are on Antarctic coasts and sub-Antarctic islands.

Reference: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/About_Antarctica/Wildlife/Birds/

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Healthy as a horse... which horse?

"Even someone who doesn't know much about horses can learn a lot about equine health just by watching the post parade from the stable to the gates during the May 6 Kentucky Derby, says an equine veterinarian at Purdue University." A healthy horse has a resting heart rate, of 40-45 beats per minute. The respiratory rate of an adult horse at rest is 8-16 breaths per minute. A horse's body temperature is between 98 and 101 degrees.

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Elephants are unique in many ways, including this.

Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.

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Interesting fact about humans

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms

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Odd fact about cows

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.

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Surprising fact about the NFL

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.

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Strange law in Cleveland Ohio

In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

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Living is a tough job, and the hours are a bitch

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

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How long can a chicken fly for?

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.

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Why do people say "playing possum"

When possums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror.

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A fact about dating

A wise monkey never monkies with another monkey's monkey.

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A fact about life on earth

Half of all living things live on 6% of the land on the planet, the rain forest. No word on how much this fact changes everyday, but it's safe to say it's an estimate.

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Rats really are special

Rats can't throw-up

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What is a panther anyhow?

There is no single cat called the panther. The name is commonly applied to the leopard, but it is also used to refer to the puma and the jaguar. A black panther is really a black leopard.

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What is the world's smallest mammal?

The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny.

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What animal is allowed to provide evidence in court?

The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in an American court.

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What's the world's largest bird

The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.

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What animal is linked to the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands were not named for a bird called a canary. They were named after a breed of large dogs. The Latin name was Canariae insulae - "Island of Dogs."

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Can you name the world's biggest octopus?

The Pacific Giant Octopus, the largest octopus in the world, grows from the size of pea to a 150 pound behemoth potentially 30 feet across in only two years, its entire life-span.

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Fact about a sleepy sleepy snail

A desert snail can sleep for 3 years.

Reference: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-105619067.html

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Termites or humans?

The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.

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Puking Horses

Never seen a horse puke? That's because they can't. Horses have no gag reflex and are incapable of throwing up. Sometimes their inability to throw up causes stomach upsets - which can be fatal.

Reference: horse knowledge

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Polar bears all have one thing in common

Bet you didnt know that all polar bears are left handed? (or left pawed if ya gonna be picky)

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What color is a polar bear

Polar bears really have black skin and their fur isn't white it is a see through

Reference: Discovery channel

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Can elephants jump?

Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.

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What is cat pee good for?

A cat's urine glows under a blacklight.

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Why do firehouses have circular stairways?

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

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Does an ostrich really stick it's head in a hole to hide?

An ostrich does not stick it's head in a hole to hide

Reference: Animal Planet

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What is the most expensive dinner a whale ever ate?

The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later they were both eaten by a killer whale.

Reference: Bizzare News

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How much do you love your library?

Abdul Kassem Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. The 117,000 volumes were carried by 400 camels which were trained to walk in alphabetical order.

Reference: Bizzare News

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Fun fact about the Kea, a bird in New Zealand

There is a two-foot long bird called the Kea. The kea lives in New Zealand and just loves to eat the strips of rubber around car windows.

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A not-surprising fact about spider monkeys

Spider monkeys like banana daiquiris.

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Some seriously irony and ungrateful animals

Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two helpless protesters to death.

Reference: Bizzare News

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Where does a goldfish get it's color?

If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.

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Crazy fact about sleeping snails

A desert snail can sleep for 3 years.

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Playing possum

When possums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror.

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What is the world's smallest mammel?

The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny.

Reference: Animal Planet

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The anaconda is one big snake, and it does something unusual.

The anaconda, one of the world's largest snakes, gives birth to its young instead of laying eggs.

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The world's largest living bird

The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.

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Fun fact about cheetah's

The cheetah is the only cat in the world that can't retract its claws.

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The world's fastest bird

The fastest bird is the Spine-tailed swift, clocked at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour.

Reference: Animal Planet

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The world's fastest snail

The fastest moving land snail, the common garden snail, has a speed of 0.0313 mph.

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The world's most poisonous octopus

The worlds most smallest octopus, the Blue Ring, is also the worlds most poisonous.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-ringed_octopus

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BEWARE

On average, 63 people each year in the UK die due to inhalation of animal hair.

Reference: the pets at home research institute

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Hummingbirds can hover in place, maybe that's a problem.

Hummingbirds are so small that one of their predators is an insect, the praying mantis. Check out the photo: praying mantis serving dinner

Reference: http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyardbirds/hummingbirds/mantis-hummer.aspx?sc=birdwireJul2005

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Can that bird fly?

Humming birds can fly up to 71 miles per hour. Penguins, emus, ostriches, cassowary, kiwi, kakapo (a parrot), rhea and ratites are all birds that do not fly.

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What does horsepower mean?

The term "horsepower", is the unit of energy needed to lift 550lbs 1ft. in the air for 1 second by an average strength horse.

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Are they hibernating or sleeping?

Hibernation is not a deep sleep but, an actual state of dormant existence that can last weeks even months for certain types of animals. The word hibernation came from the Latin word, "wintering".

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When will that squirrel come out of hibernation?

The longest time spent in hibernation goes to the Burrowground squirrel with 9 months of hibernation.

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Another unusual detail about fighting fish

Siamese fighting fish, also known as Betta Splendens, have a special respiratory organ that allows them to breath air directly from the surface.

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When is coral not a coral reef?

There are two types of coral, hard coral and soft coral. Hard coral species appear in reefs while soft coral species do not build reefs.

Reference: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Coralreef.shtml

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When is an anteater not an anteater?

The name anteater usually refers to the Giant Anteater but is also applied to the aardvark, the numbat, the echidna, and the pangolin. Together with the sloths, these animals comprise the order Pilosa. All these animals are known to eat ants and termites

Reference: wikipedia

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One of the most important animals in the food chain of the marine ecosystem

The lowly krill averages only about two inches (5 centimeters) in length, but it represents a giant-sized link in the global food chain. These small, shrimp-like crustaceans are essentially the fuel that runs the engine of the Earth’s marine ecosystems.

Reference: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/krill.html

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What species of salamander was named for it's bark?

"Mudpuppies, also called waterdogs, are one of only a few salamanders that make noise. They get their name from the somewhat embellished notion that their squeaky vocalizations sound like a dog's bark."- national geographic

Reference: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/mudpuppy.html

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Proof you can teach an old chimp new tricks

In 2005, Ai Ai, a 27-year-old chimpanzee living at a zoo in northern China's Shaanxi province quit smoking after 16 years. Zoo keepers helped by providing therapy that included walking, music therapy, and exercise according to the Xinhua news agency said.

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No big men in the black widow world

Male black widow spiders are half the size of the female or smaller. Female black widows can get as long as 55mm or 2.165 inches.

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Surprising difference in animal life between the Artic and Antarctic

The polar bears live only in the Arctic at the North Pole and penguins live only in the Antarctic at the South Pole.

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What makes a good home for a woodpecker?

Most species of woodpeckers prefer dead trees or "snags," and drill out a space for them to nest. Only the Red-cockaded Woodpecker uses living trees to nest. The Red-cockaded woodpecker is also the only species to live in colonies.

Reference: http://www.hsu.edu/content.aspx?id=2232

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What is the largest clam ever recorded

The largest clam ever recorded (as of 2008) was found in Okinawa in 1956, it weighed 750 pounds.

Reference: http://www.foodreference.com/html/fclams.html

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A real meal deal for the moray eel

Scientists at the University of California at Davis have discovered a second jaw on the moray eel. This second jaw emerges from the eel's throat to grip it's prey.

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How do Iguania communicate?

Lizards of the suborder Iguania communicate non-verbally with various combinations of push ups, body posturing, head movements, and displays of colorful belly patches & throat "dewlaps."

Reference: http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/lizard.asp

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How to identify the different large kangaroos?

One way to tell large kangaroos apart is by their noses. A wallaroo's nose has a large black bare patch around it. A red kangaroo has a smaller, boomerang-shaped black bare patch on its nose. The gray kangaroo has bare narrow bands around the nostrils and the rest of the nose is covered in hair.

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How many humps does a camel have?

The Arabian camel or dromedary, has one back hump and the Bactrian camel, native to NE Asia, has two humps.

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What are some of the job duties performed by beavers?

Beavers reliably maintain wetlands that can sponge up floodwaters, prevent erosion and act as the "earth's kidneys" by purifying water. Beavers also build several dams where each colony slows the flow of floodwaters.

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What other animals besides cows provide milk used by humans for dairy products?

Sheep,goats,buffalo,horses,donkeys,camels,yaks,water buffalo,reindeer and zebras are also providers of milk.

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What animal gets its name from the Galapagos Island?

The Galapagos tortoise was named after the Galapagos islands. Some adult Galapagos tortoises can measure up to 4ft. long and weigh up to 660lbs. Their average lifespan is 150-200 years.

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How shrimp and fish work together

“Cleaner shrimp” feed off the parasites that live on fish. To attract passersby in the market for a cleaning, the shrimp do a little dance. Fish taken in by the shrimps’ choreographed moves will respond by “striking a pose,” which signals the cleaner shrimp to start washing and waxing … kind of like an underwater car wash.

Reference: www.mentalfloss.com

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Can I Get Pregnant From A Dog?

As of April 2010 you can visit Google and type in "can i get" and see the auto-suggestion of.... "can i get pregnant from a dog!" The Google suggest feature is intended to suggest the most likely search given the current term based on actual search volume! Let's hope it's malfunctioning in this case.

The answer is of course, "NO"! Why? According to wikianswers dog sperm can penetrate a human egg but the egg will die immediately because the male & female chromosomes don't match. As a general rule different animal species can not produce offspring. However, some animals have been to known to have virgin births!

Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=aKF&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=can+i+get+pregnant+from+a+dog&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=can+i+get&gs_rfai=

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What is the most expensive liquid?

According to Cockeyed.com's research 0.0067 ounces of scorpion venom is worth $38,858,507.46 making it the most expensive liquid on the planet.

Reference: http://www.cockeyed.com/science/gallon/liquid.html

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