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• A newborn Chinese water deer is so small it can almost be held in the palm of the hand.

• A newborn polar bear cub weighs only twice as much as a newborn--about 15 pounds. Yet when fully grown, polar bears reach weights of up to 1,600 pounds.

• A normal cow's stomach has four compartments. The rumen, recticulum (storage area), omasum (where water is absorbed), and abomasum ( the only compartment with digestive juices).

• A parrot's beak can close with a force of 350 pounds per square inch.

• A pig is a hog - but a hog is not a pig. Hog is a generic name for all swine. In the terminology of hog raising - a pig is a baby hog less than ten weeks old.

• A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

• A python can swallow a rabbit whole and may eat as many as 150 mice in a 6 month period.

• City squirrels will eat just about anything, and often, it's the junk food that people offer them that they prefer, like Cracker Jack peanuts. Many naturalists have concluded that a peanut diet is harmful to squirrels: it seems to result in a weakening of eyesight and a thinning of the animal's pelt.

• Communication within the prairie dog community is crucial to the creatures' survival. An appointed sentry, spotting a predator, will give a distinctive warning cry, which instantly sends all others grabbing up babies and scurrying to the safety of their burrows. An all-clear call later announces that danger is passed. Experts are fascinated by the prairie dogs' cooperative system.

• Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.
  

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