10 Weird Animal Facts

Worms Have Five Hearts

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If a snail loses an eye, it can grow a new one.

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Leeches have 32 brains, 10 stomachs, 9 pairs of testicles, 2 hearts, 300 teeth grouped in 3 jaws, and more than 2 pairs of eyes.

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Jellyfish have about 24 eyes but no hearts at all.

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Woodpeckers have tongues that go all the way to the back of their brains.

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Black eagles watch their children fight to the death without interfering

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Baby elephants suck on their trunks just like human babies suck on their thumbs.

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Turtles use their butts to breathe and stay alive during the winter.

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Seahorses and their close relatives, like sea dragons, are the only animals in which the male gets pregnant and have babies.

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If a chinchilla gets wet, it might never get dry

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