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Did you know? Interesting facts about giraffes Mar 4 2008
Giraffes hold several records in the animal kingdom: they are the tallest living creatures, they have the longest necks, they have the largest hearts of any land animal, and they have the highest blood pressure of all living animals.
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Why don’t whales get brain damage? Dec 24 2007
How do marine mammals manage to hold their breath for so long without suffering brain damage from lack of oxygen? Humans survive only a few minutes underwater.
Bottlenose dolphins up close in Mozambique Nov 13 2007
In the Earth-Touch clip, Dolphin encounter, a pod of about 50 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) is captured. The crew is able to get close to the animals and swim alongside them.
Did you know? The giraffe’s neck Oct 29 2007
The giraffe’s neck is made up of seven elongated vertebrae. This adaptation allows the animal to feed high in the trees.
Did you know? Manta rays Sep 12 2007
Manta rays (Manta birostris) are the world’s largest rays, and favour tropical and sub-tropical oceans.
Did you know? - Superheated cheetahs Sep 3 2007
Although the cheetah is well-known for being the fastest animal on four legs and can accelerate to about 70km/h (43mi/h) in three seconds and reach a maximum speed of about 100km/h (60mph), it can’t keep this up for long.
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