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• The head of a shrimp is its heart.
• There is a fish that can walk on dry land and even climb trees, called the “Climbing Perch”.
• People have paid tens of thousands of dollars for a single fish, namely a prize-winning Koi. There are many collectors of this beautiful specie.
• Baby discus feed from the mucus excreted from their mother’s body.
• From a single mating, female Guppies can have up to five litters of babies.
• The largest public freshwater aquarium in the world is the Tennessee Aquarium, located in Chattanooga. It measures 130,000 square feet.
• Beluga Sturgeon, a freshwater fish, produces the world’s finest Caviar. It lives primarily in the Caspian and Black Seas.
• Until they are big enough to be on their own, the babies of the carnivorous Arowana fish live in their father’s mouth.
• Predators have a hard time singling out one fish in a school of Tetras. The bright stripes on the Tetras are confusing to predators.

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• Chinchillas have been known to release a patch of fur when they are frightened. The premise is that it helps them escape the grasp of a predator. Chinchillas are not harmed by this and the hair grows back.
• Despite their large furry coat, chinchillas only weigh between one and two pounds.
• Ferrets are very heavy sleepers. They usually won’t wake up even when you pick them up and jostle them around.
• A rabbit’s teeth grow throughout its lifetime.
• Chinchillas bathe in dust, instead of water. They flip and roll around, dig and play happily during their bathing time.
• Each day, a four-pound rabbit will drink as much water as a 20-pound dog.
• A newborn ferret is so small that it can fit into a teaspoon!
• Hamsters know who their relatives are.
• Rabbits have a blind spot in front of their face, but they can see behind themselves easily.

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• A reptile is an air-breathing, cold-blooded animal whose skin is usually covered in scales. Reptiles lay eggs; no reptile specie has live births.
• There are more than 8,000 reptile species in the world.
• Reptiles live on every continent except Antarctica, where it is too cold for them to survive.
• Reptiles are the oldest type of animal on the planet.
• The brain of a reptile is not more than 1% of its body mass.
• The Spiny-tailed Iguana of Costa Rica is the world’s fastest reptile, whose speed has been clocked at 21.7 miles an hour.
• The smallest reptile in the world is the Dwarf Gecko, a lizard measuring a mere 0.63 inches.
• Reptiles are called cold-blooded because they can’t regulate their own body temperature. Their body temperature is dependent on the external temperature.
• Reptiles have existed for more than 300 million years.

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• A bird’s heart beats 400 times per minute at rest, but increases to 1,000 beats per minute when flying. Human hearts generally beat between 70 – 80 times per minute.
• The most yolks ever recorded in a single chicken egg was nine.
• The only wingless bird in the world is the Kiwi, of New Zealand.
• One of the few birds with wings that cannot fly is the Penguin.
• Perhaps the most famous homing pigeon was named Cher Ami, who participated in World War I. The bird lost one eye and a leg while delivering a message. His missing leg was replaced by a wooden one, and he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
• Pigeons can fly as fast as 100 miles per hour.
• The hummingbird produces the world’s smallest egg, while the largest egg comes from the ostrich.
• Parrots can see behind themselves, without turning their heads.

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• The smallest dog on record was a Yorkshire Terrier in Great Britain, who at the age of two, weighed just 4 ounces.
• The dog that lived the longest on record was an Australian Cattle Dog.  He lived to be 29.
• It’s possible for a female dog, her mate, and their puppies to produce over 66,000 dogs in six years!
• The paw pads of dogs contain the only sweat glands in their bodies.
• A dog’s ability to smell is more than 100,000 times stronger than that of a human’s.
• Dogs’ sense of hearing is so keen that it’s more than ten times more acute than a human’s.
• Dogs don’t like rain, primarily because the sound is amplified and causes vibrations in their very sensitive ears.
• A greyhound has been clocked as fast as 45 miles an hour.
• Small dogs usually live the longest. Toy breeds often live over 16 years. Larger dogs have a shorter life span; the average is 7 – 12 years.

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• Most cats usually sleep an average of 16 hours a day.
• Cats do not always land on their feet, contrary to popular belief.
• Cats have excellent night vision. However, in daylight their vision is not as good.
• Cats are born with blue eyes, which change to their final color at around 12 weeks of age.
• Cats use the whiskers on their face, head and neck to determine distances.
• Indoor cats live an average of 15 years. There have been reports of cats living 35 years or more.
• A cat’s hearing is much more developed than a dog’s. Cats can hear ultrasonic sounds.
• Pet food makers have attempted to produce a mouse-flavored cat food. All attempts have been unsuccessful; the cats refused to eat it.
• Experts strongly believe that cats vocalize to communicate with humans. Cats rarely if ever meow among themselves.
• The strong pungent scents of cinnamon, lemons and oranges are unpleasant to cats.
• Krazy Kat was the first animated cat cartoon.

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