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The
“barking pigeon”
has a call that sounds like a
loud dog.
A newborn kangaroo
is about as^ long as a paper clip.
Some sea
stars break
off their
own arms
when frightened.
An
alligator
grows about
3 ,000 teeth
in a
lifetime.
Food passes
through agiant squid’s
brain on the way
to its^ stomach.
A sea
turtle
can weigh as
much as awater
buffalo.
Warthogs
don’t havewarts.
The fastest falcon can
outpace a speeding
race car.totally wild
facts about
animals
BY ERIN WHITMERThe
“barking pigeon”
has a call that sounds like a
loud dog.
A newborn kangaroo
is about as^ long as a paper clip.
The fastest falcon can
outpace a speeding
race car.Some sea
stars break
off their
own arms
when frightened.
An
alligator
grows about
3 ,000 teeth
in a
lifetime.
Food passes
through a
giant squid’s
brain on the way
to its^ stomach.
A sea
turtle
can weigh as
much as awater
buffalo.
Warthogs
don’t havewarts.
10 APRIL 2017