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- The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail
The longest distance a deepwater lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles
Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison
- A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana
- A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs
- Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do
- The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.
- Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years
- The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour
- The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark
- There is a dog museum in St. Louis, Missouri
- A rabbit is not able to vomit
- Armadillos breed in July, but get pregnant in November after delaying implantation. This allows the young to be born during the spring when there is an abundance of food
- Cattle can produce up to 180 litres of saliva in one day
- Dolphins hear by having sound waves transmit through their skull to their inner ear region
- Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten
- Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.
- The reason why flamingos are pink is because they eat shrimp which have a red pigment
