Liberty, our Bald Eagle
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A wild piranha can get as long as 10 inches, although they are sometimes bigger in captivity.
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A young orangutan will stay with its mother up to 9 years to learn how to survive before going off on its own.
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A Komodo dragon’s egg takes 8 months to hatch.
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All mammals, from the tiniest bat to the tallest giraffe, have 7 vertebrae in their neck.
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An American alligator will make a nest of plant material that can be up to 6 feet across.
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A bald eagle does not get its distinctive white head and tail until it reaches 5 years of age.
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A female cassowary lays 4 eggs in a nest, but the male cassowary sits on the eggs and raises the babies.
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A tapir has 3 toes per foot, which makes it a relative of the horse and the rhino.
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There are only 2 groups of animals that maintain a constant internal body temperature: birds and mammals.
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All big cats except the lion are solitary, so the most common group size is 1.