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

(1) If you lift a Kangaroo's tail off the ground it can't hop.
(2) You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
(3) Polar bears look white, but they actually have black skin.
(4) The corgi version of a cat exists and they are called munchkin cats.

Polar bear 
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(5) Snakes can see through their eyelids.
(6) Fireflies are also known as lightning bugs.
(7) Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
 
munchkin cats

Snakes 
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(8) The American Kennel Club, the most influential dog club in the United States, was founded in 1884.
(9) A group of otters is called a romp.
(10) During sex, flies create a buzz that can attract predatory bats.

Fireflies
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a romp 
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Previous Episodes : 
Part-I, Part-II, Part-III, Part-IV,Part-V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X, Part XI, Part XII, Part XIII, Part XIV, Part XV, Part XVI, Part XVII, Part XVIII, Part XIX, Part XX, Part XXI, Part XXII, Part XXIII, Part XXIV, Part XXV, Part XXVI, Part XXVII, Part XXVIII, Part XXIX, Part XXX, Part XXXI, Part XXXII, Part XXXIII, Part XXXIV, Part XXXV, Part XXXVI, Part XXXVII, Part XXXVIII, Part XXXIX, Part XL, Part XLI, Part XLII, Part XLIII, Part XLIV, Part XLV, Part XLVI, Part XLVII, Part XLVIII, Part XLIX, Part L, Part LI, Part LII, Part LIII,Part LIV,Part LV,Part LVI,Part LVII,Part LVIII,Part LIX,Part LX,Part LXI,Part LXII,Part LXIII,Part LXIV,Part LXV,Part LXVI,Part LXVII,Part LXVIII,Part LXIX,Part LXX,Part LXXI,Part LXXII,Part LXXIII,Part LXXIV,Part LXXV,Part LXXVI,Part LXXVII,Part LXXVIII,Part LXXIX,Part LXXX,Part LXXXI,Part LXXXII,Part LXXXIII,Part LXXXIV,Part LXXXV,Part LXXXVI,Part LXXXVII,Part LXXXVIII,Part LXXXIX,Part XC,Part XCI,Part XCII,Part XCIII,Part XCIV,Part XCV

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