Animals and Creatures

Bizarre Fact #411:
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The odds of seeing three albino deer at once are one in seventy-nine billion, yet one man in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, took a picture of three albino deer in the woods.

Bizarre Fact #412:
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The oldest know breed of domesticated dog is the saluki. Carvings of animals resembling the saluki have been found in excavations of the Sumerian Empire believed to date from between 6000 and 7000 B.C.

Bizarre Fact #413:
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The only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica.

Bizarre Fact #414:
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The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

Bizarre Fact #415:
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The only insect that can turn its head 360 degrees is the praying mantis.

Bizarre Fact #416:
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The only place in Europe where monkeys live free is Gibraltar.

Bizarre Fact #417:
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The only venomous British snake is the adder.

Bizarre Fact #418:
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The opossum is a North American mammal about the size of a cat. It looks much like an over sized rat. In fact, one type of opossum is actually called the rat opossum. What's most interesting about opossums is how it reacts to predators: if it can't escape and hissing and showing its teeth do not scare off the predator, they pretend to die. The thing is, it's not doing this because it wants to; it can't really control it. Its muscles tighten up in fear and it faints.

Bizarre Fact #419:
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The ostrich egg yolk is the biggest single cell in the world.

Bizarre Fact #420:
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The owl parrot can't fly, and builds its nest under tree roots.