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• [Animals fact 1] The Australian pelican has the longest bill of any bird in the world. It is nearly 2 feet (0.5 m) in length. The sword-billed hummingbird, with its 3.9-inch (10 cm) bill, is the only bird with a bill that’s longer than its body.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Animals fact 2] Oilbirds eat oil palm fruits, which make the birds oily too. People near the caves where the oilbirds lived used to trap the oilbirds and boil them down for the oil.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Animals fact 3] Unlike many other big cats, snow leopards are not aggressive towards humans. There has never been a verified snow leopard attack on a human being.

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• [Animals fact 4] There was 'Banana massacre' in 1928. About 3000 striking workers were killed by colombian forces, after the US threatened to invade if they would not protect american interests.

  Animals, Foodsource

• [Animals fact 5] The larvae of the Epomis genus are notable for being obligate role reversal predators. Amphibians such as frogs are normal predators of beetles, however, Epomis larvae feed exclusively on frogs and other would-be predators. 

  Animals, Insectssource

• [Animals fact 6] The most obvious trait of the Yoda bat is its uncanny resemblance to the Star Wars character it was named after. Once you get beyond its strange appearance, however, this species possesses a whole host of other interesting features and behaviors. The Yoda bat is native to Papua New Guinea, and more specifically to a rainforest region that is so diverse, scientists discovered an average of three new species per week in 2010. Not much is currently known about the Yoda bat’s diet, but scientists do know that it eats certain types of fruits because they disperse seeds.

  Animals, Birdssource

• [Animals fact 7] The deadliest sea snake, the beaked sea snake, is actually two look-alike species. Both look identical and are equally deadly.

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• [Animals fact 8] Approximately 1 in 50,000 penguins is born with brown plumage rather than black. These are called isabelline penguins. They live shorter lives than other penguins because they are less camouflaged and often do not mate.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Animals fact 9] Vultures have stomach acid so corrosive that they can digest carcasses infected with anthrax.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Animals fact 10] Using sheep as subjects for Huntington's disease research, scientists discovered they are able to recognize human faces, even from photographs. Upon seeing a photograph of its handler for the first time (the sheep had never seen an image of this person before), the sheep did a 'double take'.

  Animals, Sciencesource

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