What I Learnt Today : 10 Unknown Amazing Facts About Animals - Part LXVI

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(1) Do you know that bats can not walk because, the leg bones of bats are very thin.

(2) The closest relatives to the elephant shrew are actually elephants, not shrews.

(3) Alligators can live up to 100 years.

(4) It is much easier for dogs to learn spoken commands if they are given in conjunction with hand signals or gestures.

elephant shrew
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(5) Fruit bats don't use echolocation—they have excellent senses of sight and smell.

(6) Toucans curl into little balls when they sleep.

(7) The flamingo can only eat when its head is upside down.

Toucan

flamingo
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(8) In an aquatic traffic jam, alligators will give manatees the right of way.

(9) There is a butterfly in africa with enough poison in its body to kill six cats!

(10) Bioluminescence has evolved at least 50 separate times.

poisonous butterfly in africa

Bioluminescence
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reference : http://www.thefactsite.com/2010/09/300-random-animal-facts.html

http://list25.com/25-amazing-facts-you-didnt-know-about-animals/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kasiagalazka/surprising-facts-about-animals

http://www.boredpanda.com/happy-animal-facts/

http://mentalfloss.com/article/86578/50-incredible-animal-facts-youll-want-share

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/50-weird-facts-from-the-animal-kingdom/ss-BBr2HCT#image=2

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