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PRINTFun Animal Facts
Here are a few fun facts to learn and share with others.
- A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
- A snail can sleep for three years.
- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
- A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
- A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
- A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
- There are more chickens than people in the world.
- Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
- Butterflies taste with their feet.
- Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
- In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
Compiled by Farmers' Almanac TV staff.
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February 12th - February 15th
- Northeast U.S.
Light snow, then fair skies.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Flurries, especially Great Lakes.
- Southeast U.S.
Wet weather, then fair skies, milder.
- North Central U.S.
Flurries Northern, Central Plains east. Frigid! Approaching 30 below in parts of Montana, North Dakota.
- South Central U.S.
Scattered snow showers, very cold.
- Northwest U.S.
Gusty winds accompany scattered showers.
- Southwest U.S.
Showery, windy.
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