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        INTERESTING FACTS ON ANIMALS/BIRDS

1.Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue. 
2.A hummingbird weighs less than a penny. 
3.A hippo can open his mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside. 
4. An ostrich eye is bigger than its brain.
5. Starfish can re-grow their arms.In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body.
6.Dogs are capable of understanding upto 250 words and gestures and have demonstrated the ability to do simple mathematical calculations.
7.A mouse can fit through a hole the size of a ballpoint pen.
8.An octopus has three hearts and the colour of its blood is blue.

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