What I Learnt Today : 10 Unknown Amazing Facts About Animals

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(1) Do you know the name of slowest fish ? The slowest fish in the world is the seahorse, which moves along at about 0.01 mph.

(2) There is a program that makes prison inmates responsible for training and raising seeing-eye dogs. Many reported that they felt like they were making amends for their past actions by working with the puppies.

(3) Koala bears almost exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else.

(4) Contrary to popular belief, French poodles actually originated in Germany. Maybe you should’ve named her Gretl instead of Fifi.

Koala
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(5) Horned lizards can shoot blood out of their eyes to defend themselves.

(6) Squirrels will adopt other squirrels babies if they are abandoned.

(7) Killer whales are not whales at all, rather a species of dolphin.

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Killer whales are actually one kind of dolphins
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(8) Fireflies do not bite or have pincers. Fireflies are harmless, they don’t even carry diseases.

(9) Oysters can change from one gender to another and back again depending on which is best for mating.

(10) A sea lion is the first nonhuman mammal with a proven ability to keep a beat.

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A Sea Lion
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reference : http://www.thefactsite.com/2010/09/300-random-animal-facts.html

http://list25.com/25-amazing-facts-you-didnt-know-about-animals/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kasiagalazka/surprising-facts-about-animals

http://www.boredpanda.com/happy-animal-facts/

http://mentalfloss.com/article/86578/50-incredible-animal-facts-youll-want-share

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/50-weird-facts-from-the-animal-kingdom/ss-BBr2HCT#image=2

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