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

(1) In Croatia, scientists discovered that lampposts were falling down because a chemical in the urine of male dogs was rotting the metal.
(2) Infant Pygmy Marmosets babble to develop their language skills, similarly to the way human babies babble.
(3) The Mayans and Aztecs symbolised every tenth day with the dog, and those born under this sign were believed to have outstanding leadership skills.
(4) Remember that saber-toothed squirrel from Ice Age that paleontologists thought was completely ridiculous and based on nothing.
 
saber-toothed squirrel from Ice Age animated film 
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(5) Two-toed sloths cannot shiver to stay warm like other mammals due to their low metabolic rates and little muscle tissue.
(6) African buffalo herds display voting behavior, in which individuals register their travel preference by standing up, looking in one direction and then lying back down. Only adult females can vote.
(7) The color red doesn’t really make bulls angry; they are color-blind.
 
Two-toed sloth

African buffalo 
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(8) Polar bears generally lead solitary lives. Some adult and sub-adult males, however, sometimes form friendships which can last weeks or sometimes even years. These males may travel, feed, and play-fight together.
(9) Some Reindeer have knees that make a clicking sound when they walk. It helps them keep together in a blizzard.
(10) The Chameleon can focus its eyes seperately to watch two objects at once.

Polar bears
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Chameleon 
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