The 24-hour ant (or bullet ant) causes pain that lasts for 24 hours.
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The African bullfrog sometimes attacks lions.
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An ant can survive for two days under water.
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One anteater will polish off around 30,000 ants and termites in a day.
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The Arctic fox can survive temperatures of -58 Fahrenheit (-50 degrees Celsius).
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The armadillo’s “armor” is made from soft, leathery skin.
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The common basilisk (a small lizard) can run across water.
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One bat can eat 1,200 insects in an hour.
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Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
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Beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes.
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Bees can see ultraviolet light.
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There are over 400,000 different kinds of beetle.
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Birds chew with their stomachs.
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Birds save energy by flying in a V shape.
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Only 3 animals have blue tongues: giraffes, Chow Chows and blue-tongued skinks.
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A blue whale drinks 17,000 gallons (64,500 l) of water in one gulp.
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The buff-tailed bumblebee feeds on around 4,500 flowers each day - a regular bee only needs 150.
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Butterflies usually have around 12,000 eyes.
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Butterflies taste with their feet.
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Camargue horses also graze under water.
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A cat spends 10,950 hours of its life dozing.
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A cat has 32 muscles in its ear.
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A house cat spends 70 % of its life asleep.
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Cat urine glows under a blacklight.
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A caterpillar has around 3,200 muscles more than a human.
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Most cats won’t be hurt if they fall 30 ft (9 m).
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Cheetahs can change direction mid-jump.
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Chickens can’t swallow upside down.
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The Chihuahua was named after the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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Chihuahuas often snore because of their short noses.
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To make sure that cleaner fish can find parasites easily, the bignose unicorn fish turns pale.
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1 gram of cobra venom can kill 16,000 mice, 150 dogs or 80 people.
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A cockroach can survive without its head for 9 days.
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Crocodiles can’t chew.
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The saltwater crocodile can live to be over 100 years old.
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Crocodiles swallow stones so they can dive deeper.
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Crocodiles can’t stick their tongues out.
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Desert lizards dance across the sand when it gets too hot.
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If you blow into a dog’s ear, you can damage its hearing.
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Dolphins can be white, pearl, pink, brown, gray, blue and black.
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There are pink dolphins in the Amazon.
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Dolphins can jump over 25 ft (7 m) out of the water.
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Dolphins have up to 250 teeth.
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Donkeys can see all four of their feet at the same time.
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Dragonflies can see in all directions at the same time.
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An eagle has around 7,000 feathers.
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Eels have two hearts.
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An elephant can live to be up to 70 years old.
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One elephant tooth can weight more than 6 lb (almost 3 kg).
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Elephants grow their whole lives long.
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Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
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Lake flies flap their wings over 1,000 times a second.
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Flying tree snakes fly from tree to tree.
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Foxes sometimes live in one burrow with badgers, rabbits and owls.
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Baby giraffes fall almost 6 ft (2 m) to the ground after being born.
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Giraffes are the only animals born with horns.
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Goats have square-shaped pupils.
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The goldfish is actually a small carp.
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The oldest goldfish in the world lived to be 43.
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Grasshoppers hear using their front legs.
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One human year is 25 hamster years.
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Herrings communicate by passing gas.
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650 houseflies weigh less than a Kinder chocolate bar.
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At 46 - 68 mph (75 - 110 km/h), the Indo-Pacific sailfish is the fastest short-distance fish.
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There are over one million kinds of insect.
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A jellyfish is made up of over 98 % water.
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Jellyfish venom still works if the jellyfish is dead.
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Kangaroos can’t go backwards.
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Kiwis are the only birds that can smell.
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Koalas are very good swimmers.
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The Norwegian Lundehund has six toes on its paws and can close its ears.
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A mole can dig 300 ft (more than 90 m) in one night.
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Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.
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Mouse teeth are almost as hard as diamond.
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Naked mole-rats are said to be able to tunnel through concrete.
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Orangutans burp just before they attack.
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An ostrich brain only weighs 1.4 oz (40 g).
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An owl’s eyes are bigger than its brain.
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Pandas like doing somersaults.
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Pandas are good at climbing and swimming.
