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🐨Mammals

22-Hour Sleepers

Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day! Their diet of eucalyptus leaves is so low in nutrients and hard to digest that they need constant rest to conserve energy.

🐡Ocean

Balloon Defense

Pufferfish can inflate to three times their normal size when threatened! They also contain a toxin 1,200 times more deadly than cyanide.

🛡️Mammals

Identical Quadruplets

Nine-banded armadillos always give birth to four identical babies from a single egg that splits: nature's own cloning!

🐟Ocean

Underwater Makeover

The blobfish only looks like a sad blob on land! In the deep ocean (where it lives), the pressure keeps it looking like a normal fish with a big nose.

🐱Dogs & Cats

Lactose Intolerant Cats

Adult cats are technically lactose intolerant, despite what cartoons suggest. Skip the milk bowl, it can cause upset stomachs and digestive issues.

🐶Dogs & Cats

Born Blind and Deaf

Puppies are born completely blind and deaf. They rely entirely on smell and touch for their first two weeks of life. Their eyes and ears open around 2 weeks old.

🦔Mammals

Spiny Situation

Hedgehogs have between 5,000 and 7,000 spines on their back! Each spine lasts about a year before it falls out and a new one grows in its place. Baby hedgehogs are born with their spines just below the skin.

🐺Mammals

Wolves Change Rivers

When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone in 1995, they triggered a 'trophic cascade.' Their predation changed elk grazing patterns, which allowed vegetation to recover, stabilizing riverbanks and literally altering the course of rivers.

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