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Cat facts

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humans-and-cats-have-a-similar-range-of-hearing-on-the-low-end-of-the-scale-but-cats-can-hear-much-higher-pitched-sounds-up-to-64-khz-which-is-16-octaves-above-the-range-of-a-human-and-even-1-octave-above-the-range-of-a-dog
a-domestic-cats-sense-of-smell-is-about-fourteen-times-as-strong-as-humans
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Dog facts

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sergeant-stubby-is-an-american-dog-who-was-promoted-to-the-rank-of-sergeant-through-combat-during-world-war-1
owney-ca-1887-june-11-1897-was-a-stray-border-terrier-adopted-as-the-first-unofficial-postal-mascot-by-the-albany-new-york-post-office-about-1888
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Starfish facts

did-you-know-sea-stars-have-no-brains-and-no-blood
most-starfish-have-five-arms-that-radiate-from-a-central-disc-but-the-number-varies-with-the-group
the-body-wall-of-starfish-consists-of-a-thin-cuticle-an-epidermis-consisting-of-a-single-layer-of-cells
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Fish facts

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the-whale-shark-sucks-in-a-mouthful-of-water-closes-its-mouth-and-expels-the-water-through-its-gills
the-largest-confirmed-whale-shark-had-a-length-of-1265-m-415-ft-and-a-weight-of-about-215-t-47000-lb
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Bees facts

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femalesmegachile-pluto-may-reach-a-length-of-38-mm-15-in-with-a-wingspan-of-635-mm-25-in
hornet-can-reach-up-to-55-cm-22-in-in-length
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Ostrich facts

an-ostrichs-eye-is-bigger-than-its-brain
ostrich-can-run-at-up-to-about-70-kmh-19-ms-4r3-mph6-the-fastest-land-speed-of-any-bird
the-ostrich-is-the-largest-living-species-of-bird-and-lays-the-largest-eggs-of-any-living-bird
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Tigers facts

on-average-tigers-are-48-to-95-feet-15-to-29-m-long-and-weigh-165-to-716-lbs-75-to-325-kilograms
all-tigers-are-carnivores-most-of-a-tigers-diet-consists-of-large-prey-such-as-pigs-deer-rhinos-or-elephant-calves
tigers-typically-live-14-to-18-years
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Octopus facts

the-octopus-does-not-have-a-blind-spot
the-retina-of-the-octopus-is-constructed-more-logically-than-the-mammalian-retina
there-are-around-300-species-of-octopus-recognized
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Shark facts

the-whale-shark-is-the-largest-known-extant-fish-species
the-whale-shark-sucks-in-a-mouthful-of-water-closes-its-mouth-and-expels-the-water-through-its-gills
the-largest-confirmed-whale-shark-had-a-length-of-1265-m-415-ft-and-a-weight-of-about-215-t-47000-lb
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Bears facts

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an-estimated-100000-black-bears-ursus-americanus-inhabit-alaska-statewide-the-annual-harvest-increased-steadily-between-2003-and-2007-from-about-2500-to-3250-bears
adult-black-bears-stand-about-29-inches-073-m-at-the-shoulders-and-measure-about-60-inches-15-m-from-nose-to-tail
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Moose facts

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the-largest-moose-antlers-in-north-america-come-from-alaska-the-yukon-territory-and-the-northwest-territories-of-canada
during-fall-and-winter-moose-consume-large-quantities-of-willow-birch-and-aspen-twigs
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Koala facts

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the-koala-has-a-body-length-of-6085-cm-2433-in-and-weighs-415-kg-933-lb
koalas-are-largely-sedentary-and-sleep-up-to-20-hours-a-day
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Elephant facts

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the-asian-or-asiatic-elephant-is-the-only-living-species-of-the-genus-elephas-and-is-distributed-in-southeast-asia
elephants-are-the-only-animals-with-four-knees
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Bonobo facts

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a-2014-study-also-found-bonobos-to-be-less-aggressive-than-chimpanzees-particularly-eastern-chimpanzees
binobo-gestation-period-is-on-average-240-days
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Giraffes facts

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the-giraffe-is-the-tallest-living-terrestrial-animals-and-the-largest-ruminants
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