Facts in "Animals" Category
#1593 - Animals Fact  5
The bottle-nosed whale can dive to a depth of 3,000 feet in two minutes.
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#1594 - Animals Fact  4
Male monkeys lose the hair on their heads in the same way men do.
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#1595 - Animals Fact  7
Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating, they sweat through the pads of their feet.
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#1598 - Animals Fact  9
While drug-sniffing dogs are trained to bark like crazy, go "aggressive" at the first whiff of the right powder... Bomb-sniffing dogs are trained to go "passive" lest they set off a motion sensor or a noise sensor or any number of other things that might go "kablooie."
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#1599 - Animals Fact  12
During WWII, Americans tried to train bats to drop bombs.
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#1601 - Animals Fact  5
The oldest know breed of domesticated dog is the saluki. Carvings of animals resembling the saluki have been found in excavations of the Sumerian Empire believed to date from between 6000 and 7000 B.C.
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#1602 - Animals Fact  4
The beluga whale is often referred to as the "sea canary" because of the birdlike chirping sounds it makes.
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