12 Interesting Facts About Animals

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  1. Ostriches can run faster than horses, and the male ostriches can roar like lions.
  2. Kangaroos use their tails for balance, so if you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground, it can’t hop.
  3. Bumblebees can sense a flower's electric field and use it to find pollen.
  4. Some Reindeer migrate over 3000 miles in a year than any other mammal.
  5. A snail can sleep for three years.
  6. An octopus has three hearts.
  7. Warmer weather causes more turtles to be born female than male.
  8. Dolphins can stay active for 15 days or more by sleeping with only one half of their brain at a time.
  9. The red panda uses its long bushy tail not only for balance, but also as a blanket during chilly winter nights.
  10. Owls don't have eyeballs. They have eye tubes.
  11. A group of rhinoceroses is called a crash.
  12. The heart of a shrimp is located in its head.

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