Animals and Creatures

Bizarre Fact #471:
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While drug-sniffing dogs are trained to bark like crazy, go "aggressive" at the first whiff of the right powder... Bomb-sniffing dogs are trained to go "passive" lest they set off a motion sensor or a noise sensor or any number of other things that might go "kablooie."

Bizarre Fact #472:
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While many people believe that a camel's humps are used for water storage, they are actually made up of fat. The hump of a well-rested, well-fed camel can weigh up to eighty pounds.

Bizarre Fact #473:
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While there are hundreds of species of sharks, only about seven are marketed and eaten with any regularity in the United States.

Bizarre Fact #474:
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Wolf packs could be found in all the forests of Europe, and in 1420 and 1438, wolves roamed the streets of Paris.

Bizarre Fact #475:
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Worms can have up to ten hearts.

Bizarre Fact #476:
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You can cut up a starfish into pieces and each piece will grow into a completely new starfish.

Bizarre Fact #477:
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You can house break an armadillo.

Bizarre Fact #478:
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You can identify a grizzly bear's mark by the sign of five claws. A black bear will lacerate a tree trunk with four claws.

Bizarre Fact #479:
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You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36.

Bizarre Fact #480:
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Young beavers stay with their parents for the first two years of their lives before going out on their own.