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their feet. Butterflies do have a part of their body called feet.
elephant. It would be difficult moving all that weight.
pack. Brace is used for ducks, litter is used for pigs and gam is used for whale. (along with pod)
no . No - that's why they die of rat poison.
50 years. It's possible for them to have 30,000 children a day.
true . Dogs are naturally nocturnal, although pet dogs have adapted to human behavior and now sleep more at night.
to keep it cool. Its ears catch the breeze and cool the body through tiny blood vessels.
because the light is brighter in one eye than the other. Moths are attracted to the light, as they get near, they perceive stronger light in one eye, thus it keeps turning in the direction it feels the strongest light.
by dancing. Honey bees do a figure eight dance to let the other bees know the location of flowers.
because their teeth never stop growing. Since the teeth are always growing, they need to gnaw on hard things to wear them down.
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the red jungle fowl. They used to fly, but the years of being in captivity and being over-fed has reuduced their flying muscles to flab.
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use tools. The otter uses rocks to break open shells, and then uses its tummy as a table.
The Wild Dog of Africa. The Wild Dog of Africa is also know as the Cape Hunting Dog because of the unique way they bring down their prey.(National Geographic)
Cheetah. The Cheetah is the only cat, wild or domestic, that cannot retract its claws.(National Geographic and Pippa's Challenge by Joy Adamson)
Opossum. The Opossum is the only pouch carrying animal in North America.
Maine Coon. The Maine Coon is the largest breed of domesticated cats, they can weigh as much as 45 lbs. (Atlas of Cats of The World)
Rhodesian Ridgeback. The dog originated in Rhodesia and was used extensively to hunt lions. (Rhodesian Ridgeback Handbook and the Westminster Dog Show)
Seriously attack a human. It was found by the Army's K9 Corps that a Collie could not be trained to seriously attack a human. Collies were used extensively for messenger and sentry work.
Isle of Man. The Manx cat, also known as the tailless cat, was discovered on the Isle of Man. (Cat Fancy Magazine)
Susie. Susie was the name of the first Scottish Fold kitten, she was found in a litter of normal eared kittens. (Cat Fancy Magazine)
33 days. A Joey is born 33 days after conception and crawls up the mother's abdomen and into the pouch. From the time it climbs in its mother's pouch, it stays there until it's properly developed, which is about six months. During those six months the Joey leaves its mother's pouch for a few minutes a day.(Discovery Channel)
Hyena. The hyena is the only mammal to have the same-appearing sex organs in both male and female, they both have penis-like organs, although the female is larger in size and has a bigger organ. (Innocent Killers by Jane Goodall)
Echolocation. Echolation is the same as sonar...which the bats possess per 'Smithsonian'.
2. 2 eyes, 2 different directions. 'National Geographic Explorer'
1.2 miles. Per 'Campbell's Biology' (third edition), this has been a proven fact for many years.
Legs. Seems odd, but documented in a National Geographic Society 1981 South American study.
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The Colossal Squid. "Brittania Biological", synposis 2002.
To detect water and current vibrations. Used to keep the crab in the water areas with the highest oxygen content and best PH levels. Campbell's 'Biology' (Third Edition).
Dragonfly. This is a feature biologists call 'ommatidia', which is found only in creatures with compound eyes (like insects and arachnids). Campbell, 'Biology', Third Edition.
Chemoreceptors. These are their primary means for finding suitable soil, food, and other earthworms. (National Geographic Explorer)
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