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A couple of facts :D

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" • Baluga Whales can also mimic voices, whilst on the topic of mimicry a Baluga often toyed with humans by saying "Out!" Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. . " Which was similar to what their leader would say for them to get out of the water.

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Play the silly word game my spouse and I came up with: "The Lazy Naturalist"

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It was a lazier naturalist who saw a long, skinny, scaly lizard with black and brown stripes and tiny teeth and called it an "Alligator Lizard" Even more lazily named is the tarantula hawk wasp, which is (1) not a tarantula, and (2) not a hawk. It is NOT a lion; is a fish.) - Whale shark, 1 point. However, it is a wasp.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. A Grateful Whale. Photo by Flickker Photos.

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