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Top 10 Animal Facts Of The Week (4)

#1. Capuchin monkeys pee on their hands to wash their feet.

A White-headed Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) hanging on a tree branch in Costa Rica at Zoo Ave.

#2. Only males are called peacocks. Females are actually called peahens.

beautiful male indian peacock showing its feathers

#3. When they mate, dragonflies create a heart shape out of their tales.

#4. Baby elephants suck their trunk for comfort.

Baby elephant showing some bravado, image taken in Madikwe game reserve, South Africa.

#5. The striped skin pattern of tigers is unique, just like our fingerprints.

#6. A long time ago, there was a crocodile species that could gallop.

#7. The bite of a grizzly bear is so strong, it could crush a bowling ball.

A grizzly bear is sitting in the turquoise river water and waiting for salmons in the northern of British Columbia Canada.

#8. Prairie dogs say ‘Hello’ to each other by kissing.

#9. Studies have shown that cats don’t meow to talk to each other, but to get humans’ attention. Always.

#10. Flamingos are naturally white. It’s their diet that gradually gives them the pink color.

Flamingos in a pond in Sardinia, near Olbia.Flamingos in Sardinia
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