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Amazing animal fact of fiction...

1. The blue whale has a heart which is as big as a car.
2. Mice which are kept in laboratories will run up to 3.5 km a night on their wheels.
3. The ancient Japanese thought that earthquakes were caused by a giant spider on which the Earth rested.
4. Polar Bears, which live in the Artic, are all left-handed and have black skin.
5. Bats which are exiting caves at dusk always turn left.
6. Male emperor penguins, which are responsible for incubating egg, will fast for up to 130 days.
7. Crocodiles have digestive juices that are so strong they can digest a stell nail.
8. There are a number of animals whose tongues are blue, including the black bear, giraffe and chow chow dog.
9. Hummingbirds are the only birds which can fly backwards.
10. Beavers, which have recently been introduced to the UK, can hold their breath for 45 minutes.
11. In the event of losing a limb, there are asome species of salamander which can grow new ones.
12. China is the only place in the world where you can find giant pandas in the wild.
13. Giraffes, every one of which has a unique patter, stand up when they are sleeping.
14. Butterflies, whose feet contain tiny sensors, taste their food by standing on it.
15. There are some species of animal, like armadillos, opossums and sloths, which spend up to 90 percent of their lives sleeping.
16. Elephants are the only animal that can't jump.
17. Reindeer eat moss because it contains a chemical which stops their body from freezing.
18. The strongest animal in the world is the rhinocerso beetle which can lift 850 times its own weight.
19. The chameleon has a tongue which is the same length as its body.
20. A cockroach which has lost its head can live up for up to 9 days.
21. Baby amarobia spiders eat their mothers when they are born.
22. The ostrich has an eye which is bigger than its brain.
23. It's only female mosquitoes that bite, male mosquitoes are vegetarians.
24. Chimpanzees are one of the few mammals which can go bald as they age.

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