What is the world's largest fish?
The harmless whale shark holds the title of largest fish, with the record being a 59 footer captured in Thailand in 1919.
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“The whale shark is the largest fish in the world and can grow longer than 40 feet, but it feeds mostly on tiny plankton and is harmless to humans.”
Reference: NOAA Fisheries
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What is the world's healthiest animal?
Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer.
Fact about the prairie dog language
Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different "words" for tall human in yellow shirt, short human in green shirt, coyote, deer, red-tailed hawk and many other creatures.