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Animal Fun Fact

Crustaceans such as crabs, shrimps and lobsters have blue blood. [Show Answer]

Hippos usually poop in the water, but if you find their poop on land it is the size of a small bowling ball. [Show Answer]

Ostriches are the only living birds whose poop is separate from their pee. Most birds have a pee and poo combination. [Show Answer]

Some dung beetles can roll 50 times their weight in dung. [Show Answer]

Forensic scientists study fly maggots on a dead body to determine the time of death. [Show Answer]

Leeches have been used after major surgery to reduce swelling by sipping out the excess blood. [Show Answer]

Snails and slugs are both male and female. [Show Answer]

Flies taste with their feet and legs. [Show Answer]

Some animals have brightly coloured skins that act as a warning to other animals. The monarch butterfly and the poison arrow frog are colourful but very poisonous. [Show Answer]


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