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Sea otters can rest in kelp beds
Resting sea otters float on their backs and can settle into coastal kelp beds.
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Flamingos get their pink color from food
Flamingo feathers turn pink because pigments called carotenoids are present in the algae and small animals they eat.
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Hummingbirds can fly backward
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can sustain controlled backward flight.
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Octopuses have three hearts
An octopus has three hearts and blue blood that uses copper-rich hemocyanin to carry oxygen.
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Wombats make cube-shaped droppings
Wombats are known for producing cube-shaped droppings, a form created inside the final part of the intestine.
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