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Have you ever heard about the Candiru? Its a parasite fish -also known as the "tootpick fish"- that lives in the amazon river. The fish is said to be attrackted by urine, and can swim up a humans penis into the urethra to paratize there. It has one way hooks near the head and is therefore difficult (surgery needed) to remove!

video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQWgUht-ObI

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Jan 7, 2011 12:08 PM - Animal-Kingdom - by Ndugu (woman)

 

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Did you know the oldest dog ever lived over 29 years? (thats 203 in dog years!) He was an australian cattle dog and died in 1939.

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Jan 7, 2011 12:08 PM - Animal-Kingdom - by Ndugu (man)

 

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Did you know that poison “dart frogs” are called this way because the indigenous people of the amazon used their toxic secretions to poison the tip of their blowdarts. Poison dart frogs are extremely toxic, especially the golden poison dart frog. It is confirmed to have killed humans who touched the wild frog directly.

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Dec 21, 2010 02:33 PM - Animal-Kingdom - by JuaMvua (man)

 

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Have you ever heared of the Tree-Climbing Goats of Morocco? They climb the Argan trees of Morocco in search of food, which is otherwise sparse in the region. They climb even the tiniest of twigs! The kernels of the seeds are picked up by locals and used to grind into oil for cooking and for cosmetic puposes!?

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Dec 13, 2010 12:35 PM - Animal-Kingdom - by Aziz (man)

 

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Did you know the smartest dog is the Border Collie followed by the standard Poodle and the German Shepherd?

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Dec 12, 2010 06:39 PM - Animal-Kingdom - by Doglover (woman)

 

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Did you know the sailfish is the fastest swimmer, reaching 68 mph (109 km/h) and the slowest fish is the Sea Horse, which moves along at about 0.01 mph (0.016 km/h)? In comparison, dolphins can reach 37 mph (60 km/h).

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Dec 12, 2010 03:21 PM - Animal-Kingdom - by katie (woman)

 

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Did you know the Quetzal is a bird that usually kills itself soon after being captured or caged? For this reason it is a traditional symbol of liberty.

It is also the national symbol of Quatamala and is also the name of their local currency.

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Dec 8, 2010 12:53 PM - Animal-Kingdom - by NickJ (man)

 

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Have you ever heard about the Irukandji jellyfish? They are very tiny and extremely venomous jellyfish that inhabit marine waters of Australia? The Irukandji is believed to be the most venomous creature in the world ( it venom is 100 times as potent as that of a cobra).
It cannot be kept in captivity, as it is too fragile.

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Dec 7, 2010 02:24 PM - Animal-Kingdom - by T99 (woman)

 

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Have you ever heard about the BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS? These tiny killers (golfbal size) are among the most venomous creatures on the planet and can be found in the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia. There is no known antidote for their poison, which is powerful enough to kill humans. Hospital treatment involves respiratory assistance until the venom is flushed out of the system.

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Dec 7, 2010 02:06 PM - Animal-Kingdom - by T99 (woman)

 

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Have you ever heard of a Blobfish? This deep sea fish is often found at extreme depths off of the coasts of Tasmania and Australia. Its body is actually mostly a gelatinour mass that has a density just less than water.

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Dec 4, 2010 11:32 AM - Animal-Kingdom - by T99 (woman)

 

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