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Our planet is full of strange, exotic creatures! From prickly porcupines to tiny, poisonous dart frogs, no two animals are alike. Here are some wild, random facts about the animals who call the Earth home.

- A female cod fish can lay up to 9 million eggs.


- Snakes can see through their eyelids.


- Elephants spend 23 hours a day eating.


- Vultures sometimes eat so much they can't take off again.


- Fleas can jump up to 30 cm, twenty times their own body length.


- Many birds migrate, but the Arctic tern travels furthest. It flies from the Arctic to the Antarctic, and back again—a trip of 32,000 km!


- Some animals, like lizards, can regrow parts of their bodies if they get damaged.


- The giant squid has the largest eyes of any animal. They can be 39 cm across, which is 16 times wider than a human eye.


- The peregrine falcon can spot its prey from more than 8 km away.

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