Facts in "Animals" Category
#1563 - Animals Fact  0
The average minimal speed of birds in order to remain aloft in flight is reported to be about 16½ feet per second, or about 11 miles per hour.
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#1564 - Animals Fact  2
Young birds such as ducks, geese, and shore birds are born with their eyes open. |
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#1565 - Animals Fact  2
A few species of monkeys and apes see the full spectrum of color, as well as some birds and possibly fish. Most animals, however, perceive the world in shades of gray, including the bull. A bull who charges a bright red cape is charging because of the movement of the cape, not the color.
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#1566 - Animals Fact  2
A large kangaroo would make a great long-distance jumper, covering more than thirty feet with a single jump.
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#1567 - Animals Fact  4
In Budapest, they control the pigeon population by mixing birth control chemicals with the birdseed.
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#1568 - Animals Fact  4
Lobsters are scared of octopuses. The sight of one makes a lobster freeze.
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#1569 - Animals Fact  4
Dogs have about 100 different facial expressions, most of them made with the ears.
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#1570 - Animals Fact  -3
In 1992 five cows were killed in drive by shootings in Clay County, Missouri.
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#1571 - Animals Fact  5
The heaviest dog on record is an Old English Mastiff named Zorba, who weighed 343 pounds and measured 8 feet and 3 in. from nose to tail.
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