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Thirteen Fun and Interesting Facts about Animals!
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1. The oldest breed of dog is the Saluki.
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2. An annoyed camel will spit at a person.
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3. In Denmark there are twice as many pigs as people.
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4. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 50cm (20 in) tongue.
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5. The South American giant anteater eats more than 30,000 ants a day.
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6. The giant squid has the biggest eyes of any animal: its eyes measure 16 inches (40 cm) in diameter.
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7. Animals also are either right-handed or left-handed. Polar bears are left-handed – and so is Kermit the Frog.
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8. Unlike other "big cats" the cheetah does not roar - however it does purr and make high pitched yelps, barks and chirruping sounds.
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9. The slowest fish is the seahorse, which moves along at about 0.01 mph
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10. Dolphins can reach speeds of 37 mph
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11. Crocodiles' tongues are attached to the roof of its mouth, so they can't move it.
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12. Domestic cats purr at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling diesel engine
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13. There are 701 types of pure breed dogs
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1. The oldest breed of dog is the Saluki.
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2. An annoyed camel will spit at a person.
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3. In Denmark there are twice as many pigs as people.
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4. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 50cm (20 in) tongue.
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5. The South American giant anteater eats more than 30,000 ants a day.
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6. The giant squid has the biggest eyes of any animal: its eyes measure 16 inches (40 cm) in diameter.
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7. Animals also are either right-handed or left-handed. Polar bears are left-handed – and so is Kermit the Frog.
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8. Unlike other "big cats" the cheetah does not roar - however it does purr and make high pitched yelps, barks and chirruping sounds.
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9. The slowest fish is the seahorse, which moves along at about 0.01 mph
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10. Dolphins can reach speeds of 37 mph
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11. Crocodiles' tongues are attached to the roof of its mouth, so they can't move it.
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12. Domestic cats purr at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling diesel engine
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13. There are 701 types of pure breed dogs
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