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Interesting orangutan facts

A male orangutan stands 4½ feet high when upright, and may weigh as much as a man. Females stand only about 3 feet 10 inches at the most, and weigh half as much as the male. The arms are 1½ times as long as the legs, both hands and feet are long and narrow and suited for grasping, and the thumb and great toe are very short. The skin is coarse and dark grey, and the hair, which is reddish, is sparse, so the skin can be seen through it in many places....
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Pygmy marmoset facts

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Description
One of the smallest living monkeys; at the lower end of the marmoset/tamarin size range: head body 7-12 in; tail 8-16 in; weight 1/3-1/2 lb. Tawny brown, long hairs of head and cheeks form a mane; tail ringed with darker brown. Claws rather than nails on digits. Marmosets are specialized sap and gum eaters, and differ from tamarins in having longer incisor and shorter canine teeth....
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Interesting facts about barracuda

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Found throughout the tropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the barracuda is a fierce and frightening fish. Any experienced diver would quickly recognize a barracuda’s lean silver body and its jutting jaw filled with long rows of small, sharp teeth....
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Interesting facts common cod

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The cod is common in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean where it is often used for eating. Millions of tons of cod is caught by Norwegian, Russian and other fishermen along the coasts. It is packed and sold frozen or made into such seafood products as fish fingers....
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Interesting facts geoduck clam

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Geoducks, pronounced “gooey-ducks,” are one of the largest burrowing clams known. The two halves of the bivalve shell cannot contain the large fleshy animal. Geoducks live buried deep in the gooey mud of large bays, relying on this burrow for protection. The only way to see them is to dig deeply into the mud when the tide is out....
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Interesting facts about longhorn steer

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When Spanish cattle brought to America by the conquistadors met and mated with cattle brought by European settlers, the result was the Texas longhorn steer. Now rare, the longhorn steer brought lots of money to cattlemen who herded them from Texas, then north to Abilene along the Chisholm Trail, which was established in 1867....
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Interesting facts about foxes

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Diet

Although classified as carnivores, foxes eat fruit, vegetables, scavenged bones, meat, fat, wild birds, chickens, small mammals, rabbits, carrion, earthworms, insects, fruit and vegetables occasionally domestic pets. Since the wolf became extinct the fox is Britain’s only surviving native member of the dog family (Canidae)....
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Interesting Coyote facts

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The stark image of a solitary coyote is familiar to many, thanks to its use in countless Westerns. It has been a persistent image, and for long the coyote was considered to be a solitary animal. But recent studies have shown that in some situations coyotes live cooperatively in a way similar to wolves....
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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird interesting facts

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The ruby-throated hummingbird of eastern North America visits birdfeeders and garden flowers in the summer and inhabits the forest. Like other hummingbirds, it is a small migrating bird that is able to hold its position accurately in hovering flight, like a helicopter....
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Polar Bear interesting facts

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Polar bears look bulky and slow, but they are not. They can sprint at speeds up to 25mph for short periods, and leap and incredible 12 feet across an icy crevice. Because of their size, the damage they can inflict, and the fact that they will readily attack humans, they are considered one of the most dangerous of all mammals....
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