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Sloths Move So Slowly That Algae Grows in Their Fur
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A Single Sneeze From a Cat Can Travel Up to 13 Feet
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See More Facts- Goats Have Rectangular Pupils That Give Them a 320-Degree View of Their Surroundings — The Shape Helps Them Spot Predators While Their Heads Are Down Grazing

- Penguins Propose by Offering a Pebble to Their Chosen Mate — Many Species Stay Together for Life and Recognize Each Other by Voice Alone in Huge Colonies

- Sloths Move So Slowly That Algae Grows in Their Fur — The Greenish Tint Acts as Camouflage and Even Feeds a Tiny Ecosystem of Insects on Their Bodies

Trending Animal Stories
View All- A Therapy Pig Named After a Mob Boss Now Visits Veterans Hospitals in Three States and Has His Own Frequent Flyer Number on a Major Airline

- A Bonded Pair of Senior Cats Sat in a Shelter Cage for 3 Years Until a Couple Specifically Asked for “the Hardest Ones to Adopt” — They Went Home That Day

- A Family in Arizona Adopted a Senior Dog From a Shelter and Found a Microchip Tied to a Family Across the Country Who Lost Him 7 Years Earlier

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Explore More- Goats Have Rectangular Pupils That Give Them a 320-Degree View of Their Surroundings — The Shape Helps Them Spot Predators While Their Heads Are Down Grazing

- Penguins Propose by Offering a Pebble to Their Chosen Mate — Many Species Stay Together for Life and Recognize Each Other by Voice Alone in Huge Colonies

- Sloths Move So Slowly That Algae Grows in Their Fur — The Greenish Tint Acts as Camouflage and Even Feeds a Tiny Ecosystem of Insects on Their Bodies

Pet Owners Should Know
View All- Pet Owners Spending Over $1,500 a Year on Premium Kibble Are Learning That Many Brands Skip the Bioavailable Nutrients That Joint and Coat Health Need

- A Single Sneeze From a Cat Can Travel Up to 13 Feet — Veterinarians Warn It’s How Most Respiratory Viruses Spread Through Multi-Cat Households

- Pet Owners Are Spending $200+ on “Cat Mortgage” Cardboard Castles Modeled After Real Estate Listings — Etsy Sellers Are Sold Out Through Next Spring

From the Deep
Dive Deeper- Octopuses Have Three Hearts and Blue Blood — Two Pump Blood to the Gills While the Third Stops Beating Every Time the Animal Swims

- The Tongue-Eating Louse Crawls Into a Fish’s Mouth, Eats Its Tongue, and Permanently Replaces It — The Fish Then Uses the Parasite to Eat for Life

- The Sea Pig Is a Pink, Translucent Cousin of the Sea Cucumber That Walks the Ocean Floor on Tube Feet — Thousands Cluster Together in the Abyss













