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


(1) The average weight of a fox is around 14 pounds. 
(2) The honey bee has been around for 30 million years. 
(3) The placement of the eyes of a donkey enables them to see all four of their legs at all times. 
(4) 79% of pet owners sleep with their pets.
(5) A polar bear’s outer fur is called ‘guard hair’. 
(6) It’s amazing that crocodiles eat stones. it helps to digest food properly. 
(7) A group of frogs is called an army.
(8) Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans. 
(9) A dik-dik is a tiny antelope that lives in East Africa, Namibia and Angola. 
(10) There’s a spider in Brazil whose bites can cause an erection that lasts for hours!


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