Facts in "Animals" Category
#1643 - Animals Fact  1
Of the 250-plus known species of shark in the world, only about 18 are known to be dangerous to man.
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#1644 - Animals Fact  2
Flamingoes feel safest when they are crowded together, hundreds in a group.
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#1646 - Animals Fact  4
Rhinos are in the same family as horses, and are thought to have inspired the myth of the unicorn.
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#1648 - Animals Fact  0
Weighing approximately 13 pounds at birth, a baby caribou will double its weight in just 10 days.
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#1649 - Animals Fact  2
The oyster is usually ambisexual. It begins life as a male, then becomes a female, then changes back to being a male, then back to being female; it may go back and forth many times.
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#1650 - Animals Fact  -2
The Pastern is the part of a horse located on the foot between the fetlock and the hoof.
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#1651 - Animals Fact  9
The digestive juices of crocodiles contain so much hydrochloric acid that they have dissolved iron spearheads and six-inch steel hooks that the crocodiles have swallowed.
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#1652 - Animals Fact  0
The penculine titmouse of Africa builds its home in such a sturdy manner that Masai tribesman use their nests for purses and carrying cases.
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