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#1) Armadillos are able to contract leprosy.

#2) While intoxicated, ants will always fall over to their right side.

#3) A snail can sleep for 3 years.

#4) Turtles can breathe through their butts.

#5) Donkeys kill more people (yearly) than plane crashes do.

#6) Most lipstick contains fish scales.

#7) Male and female rats may have sex 20 times a day.

#8) 25% of all fires (of unknown origin) are rat-caused.

#9) During warm weather, hippopotamus's secrete pink sweat.

#10) A bird "chews" with its stomach.

#11) There is a species of bird that barks like a dog. (The Antpitta Avis Canis Ridgley).

#12) In order for a female pigeon to lay eggs, she must be able to see another pigeon.

#13) The original name for the butterfly was flutterby.

#14) Dolphins have bigger brains than humans.

#15) An octopus can change its shape and color to blend in with its surroundings.

#16) It is impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

#17) A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

#18) Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes.

#19) In Alaska, it is legal to shoot bears. However, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking
a photograph is prohibited.

#20) It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.

#21) Crocodiles swallow rocks to help them dive deeper.

#22) Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

#23) A group of crows is called a "murder".

#24) Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

#25) Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

#26) The animal that lived the longest was a turtle. (188 years old).

#27) Foxes are known to climb trees.

#28) An ant can survive up to 2 days underwater.

#29) Butterflies taste with their feet.

#30) Goldfish have the memory span of 3-5 seconds.

#31) Most marine fish can survive in a tank filled with human blood.

#32) A newborn kangaroo can be about 1 inch in length.

#33) A star fish can change its gender according to its needs.

#34) A blue whale's tongue can weigh as much as an elephant.

#35) Most tigers have over 100 stripes.

#36) Foxes have whiskers on their faces and legs to help them find their way.

#37) Dolphins sleep with 1 eye open.

#38) Tigers have a white spot on the back of their ears. (Called an ocelli).

#39) Giraffes have no tear ducts, but have been observed crying.

#40) Icthyomaniacs are people who are crazy about fish.