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The flea lives on dogs and cats by sucking their blood. Fleas also infest rats, rabbits, squirrels, birds, and nearly all other warm-blooded animals.

There is a species of the cicada that lives for 17 years. There are more than 800 species or kinds of cicadas and 100 of these are found in North America. But the 17-year-old cicada is found only in the USA. Most species of cicadas live only for two years.

If your dog always comes inside right before it rains, you may think that animals can predict the weather. It's probably more accurate to say that animals react to certain environmental signals that accompany weather changes, not to the weather itself.

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Elephants have the longest pregnancy in the animal kingdom, lasting 22 months from conception to birth. Elephants can give birth every three to four years, but will typically only have four calves in their lifetime.

The dhole (also known as the Asiatic Wild Dog, Indian Wild Dog, and the Red Dog) is an endangered wild dog native to the jungles of Asia.

Elephant skin is over an inch thick. But because it’s loaded with nerve endings, their skin is also highly sensitive.

Nature doesn't care about emotions. We watch lions just tearing up gazelles willy-nilly and animals just leaving their dead to rot. But a few animals have developed at least a little bit of feeling (or a lot of feelings, as we are reminded whenever we are around moody teenagers).

There is more to this creature than their infamous lucky feet. Rabbits have long been associated with strong fertility. This animal was an important sign for the ancient Saxon people.

The names of animals, like the names of so many other things, didn't ori­ginate in one particular way. The names developed in many different ways, from many different sources.

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