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Many sailors have mistaken basking whales for islands and have tried to land on them. |
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The shrimps that flamingoes eat are pink in colour and their bodies take on
this colour. That is why flamingoes are pink. |
Certain butterflies have scented wings to attract a future mate. |
Flies take off backwards. |
Crickets have "ears" on their knees. |
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Many Antartic squid are cannibals (to eat something of your own kind). They can reach a size of about 18 metres or so and they eat other squid. |
Snakes cannot close their eyes. |
A chameleon changes its colour depending on what mood it is in; so the paler in colour it is the calmer it is. |
Seagulls sometimes eat so much that they cannot fly off again. |
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