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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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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 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 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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