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* * * FUN FACTS ABOUT OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS * * *

Did you know...

• Elephants:  Elephants flap their ears to keep cool.
  
• Monkeys:    Monkeys do not eat banana peels.
  
• Rabbits:      When a rabbit is happy she will click her teeth.
  
• Puppies:      A puppy spends about 14 hours per day sleeping.
  

* * * FUN FACTS ABOUT DREAMS * * *

Did you know...

• You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
  
• The average person has about 4 dreams each night.
  
• Studies have shown that animals dream exactly the way humans do!
  
• Everyone dreams.
  

* * * TOP 10 FUN FACTS ABOUT TURKEYS * * *

1. The male turkey is called a "tom."

2. The female turkey is called a "hen."

3. A turkey's gender can be determined from its droppings--males produce spiral-shaped poop and females' poop is shaped like the letter J.

4. Turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour and fly as fast as 55 miles per hour.

5. When a hen is ready to make little turkeys, she'll lay about 10 to 12 eggs, one egg per day, over a period of about two weeks.  The eggs will incubate for about 28 days before hatching.

6. The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.

7. Turkeys' heads change colors when they become excited.

8. Gobbling turkeys can be heard a mile away on a quiet day.

9. Turkeys will have 3,500 feathers at maturity.

10.Turkey eggs are tan with brown specks and are larger than chicken eggs.