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


(1) Almost half the pigs in the world are kept by farmers in China.
(2) All clownfish are born male—some turn female to enable mating.
(3) Female black widow spiders sometimes kill and eat their male counterparts after mating.
(4) The name of the first cat in the space is Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”).

clownfish 
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(5) Arctic Squirrels can lower their body temperature to below freezing during hibernation.
(6) A starfish has five eyes, one on each of its legs. They’re not like traditional eyes, however – more like black or red spots that can detect light and darkness.
(7) Female harp seals get in groups to have their babies one mating season is over.
 
Female harp seal 
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(8) A shark can see through in the cloudy water because of its particular membrane present in its eye called tapetum lucidum. This feature helps a shark to prey in murky water.
(9) When playing with female puppies, male puppies will often let them win, even if they have a physical advantage.
(10) Two of the three hearts of a Pacific giant octopus pump blood to the gills while the third circulates blood to the rest of the body.

Pacific giant octopus 
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