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A Lion's Tongue Feels Like Sandpaper xFunFacts

[xFunFacts] A lion's rough tongue feels like sandpaper because it is covered with tiny spines that help strip meat from prey.

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Squid with labeled arms and tentacles

A Squid Has 10 Appendages xFunFacts

Living museum snail specimen

A Snail Stayed Glued in a Museum for Four Years - While Alive xFunFacts

Snail crawling on the ground

A Snail Needs About 220 Hours to Crawl One Mile xFunFacts

Sloth hanging upside down in a tree

A Sloth's Fur Grows Upward xFunFacts

Shrimp anatomy illustration

A Shrimp's Organs Float in Its Blood xFunFacts

Shrimp heart inside head

A Shrimp's Heart Is Located in Its Head xFunFacts

Severed Snake Head Bite

A Severed Snake Head Can Still Bite xFunFacts

Queen bee in honeycomb

A Queen Bee Can Lay 3,000 Eggs in One Day xFunFacts

Porcupine with raised quills

A Porcupine Can Have Around 30,000 Quills xFunFacts

Poison dart frog on a rainforest leaf

A Poison Dart Frog Can Kill Over 2,200 People xFunFacts

Platypus searching for worms underwater

A Platypus Can Eat Its Own Weight in Worms xFunFacts

Pigeon with wings spread

A Pigeon's Bones Weigh Less Than Its Feathers xFunFacts

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