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  • A whale's heart beats only nine times a minute.

  • A Woodchuck breathes only ten times per hour while hibernating, while an active Woodchuck breathes 2,100 times an hour.

  • According to zoology experts, there is no real difference between doves and pigeons. The choice of name rests almost altogether on custom and geography, although the smaller of the species is, more often than not, called a dove. 

  • African elephants have 40,000 muscles in their trunks and can pick up a single blade of grass.

  • All cows are females, the males are called bulls (not as obvious as it may seem to some people).

  • All porcupines float in water.

  • Alligators can hear notes only up to 4,000 vibrations a second.

  • The crocodile continually grows new sets of teeth to replace old teeth. It also cannot move its tongue. The tongue is rooted to the base of its mouth.

  • Flamingos are not naturally pink. They get their color from their food, tiny green algae that turn pink during digestion.

  • The crocodile does not chew its food, but swallows it whole. It carries several pounds of small stones in its stomach to aid in grinding up and digesting its nourishment.

  • Guinea pigs were first domesticated by the Incas, who used them for food, in sacrifices, and as household pets.

  • The fastest animal on four legs is the cheetah, which races at speeds up to 70 miles per hour in short distance and can accelerate to 45 miles per hour in two seconds.

  • Hamadryas Baboons, in ancient Egypt, were believed to be companions and oracles of the god Thoth. They were given the honor of being mummified when they died.

  • The fastest dog, the Greyhound, can reach speeds of up to 41.7 miles per hour. The breed was known to exist in ancient Egypt as many as 6,000 years ago.

  • Hens do not have to be impregnated to lay eggs. The rooster is necessary only to fertilize the egg.

  • The fastest of all fish in the sea is the swordfish, streaming forward at speeds near 68 miles per hour.

  • Horses shorter than 14½ hands (58 inches) at the top of the shoulders are technically ponies. 

  • Almost half the pigs in the world are kept by farmers in China.

  • An anteater is nearly 6 feet long, yet its mouth is only an inch wide.

  • An eagle can attack, kill, and carry away an animal as large as a young deer. 

  • When cows graze in their natural head down position, their saliva production increases by seventeen percent.

  • When eating, vultures often gorge themselves to the point that they can't fly. The bird will quickly regurgitate its meal to become light enough to escape if flight from an attacker is necessary. 

  • When hippos get upset, their perspiration turns red.

  • When young abalones feed on red seaweed their shells turn red.

  • Wildlife biologists estimate that as many as five out of six fawns starve to death during a hard winter in Vermont.

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