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

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(1) Yellowtail is the general name for loads of different species of fish that have yellow tails or a yellow body.

(2) The Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey is one of the most endangered primate species in the world.

(3) The lifespan of a housefly is only average 14 days.

(4) Manatee calves nurse underwater from teats under their mothers flippers.


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(5) Blue whales have large enough aortas (the main blood vessel) for a human to crawl through.

(6) A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in a lifetime.

(7) Elephants have a specific alarm call that means "human."


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(8) A group of rhinoceroses is called a crash.

(9) The kangaroo’s ancestors lived in trees. Today there are eight different kinds of tree kangaroos.

(10) Female komodo dragons don’t need a male to reproduce.


a crash of rhinoceroses

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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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Interesting animals facts, haha. Kind of crazy how large the blood vessels are on blue whales, and that Elephants have been exposed to humans long enough to have a specific call to alert against them. Thanks for sharing these!

I love elephants, they are my favorite!

Good informative post about animals.

wow, that's interesting man! Thanks

@royalmacro, I will remember that no matter how bad my day is, my life is so much better than the life of a 13 day old housefly.

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Excellent post dear friend @royalmacro how many things that exist in the animal world that one has not the slightest idea, congratulations for this instructive material
I wish you a happy wednesday

I love fun facts about animals! Keep em coming.

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