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Fact 1
Dingoes live in grasslands, semi-arid land and edge of forests. They live near rocky gorges and take shelter in hollow logs and caves.

Fact 2
They are golden or reddish colored canids that roam great distances and communicate with howls.

Fact 3
Young dingoes can forage over 60 km area.

Fact 4
They can turn their heads almost 360 degrees to track other animals such as birds in flight.

Fact 5
Dingoes use their paws to turn door k***s as they have unique wrists that are capable of rotation.

Fact 6
They breed once a year and mate in autumn. The gestation period is two months. The litter size ranges between one to ten pups.

Fact 7
Dingoes hunt mainly at night and target and kill large animals such as a kangaroo in a pack. They bury remaining food and eat grubs, eggs and wildfowl when other prey is scarce. They also eat rodents, lizards, birds, plants and fruits.

Fact 8
Males weigh 25 – 43 pounds when fully grown they live up to 18 years.

Fact 9
Females eat their dropping for moisture to produce milk for their puppies. They can move their litter of six pups individually in one night over 9 km.

Fact 10
The dominant female dingo kills any pups born to other females in a dingo pack.

Fact 1
A crocodile can grow to a length of 18 feet.

Fact 2
Crocodiles generally keep their mouths open to cool down when in a relaxing pose and not to denote aggression. They sweat through their mouth.

Fact 3
Their new teeth grow to replace old teeth. They have 24 teeth that do not chew but grasp and lock. Swallow stones to grind food that is in the stomach.

Fact 4
Their tongues have salt glands that excrete salt making them tolerant to sea water.

Fact 5
The membrane behind their retina, which is referred to as ‘tapetum’ reflects the light. Their eyes shine like red dots at night.

Fact 6
Crocodile use their tails to swim 40 km per hour and can stay for 2 to 3 hours underwater.

Fact 7
A crocodile can live up to 80 years.

Fact 8
Crocodile become very aggressive during the mating season. The gestation period is 80 days. These reptiles produce from 20 up to 80 eggs in particular seasons. The incubation period is generally about 3 months.

Fact 9
The skin of a crocodile is very soft and fine. Some tribes regard the skin of as a symbol of high status.

Fact 10
Crocodiles wipe their eyes when feeding. This is because their eyes start frothing and bubbling when they are eating. However, they are definitely not sad when feeding. This gave rise to the popular saying “crocodile tears”, which refers to a person who is pretending to be crying even though they are not sad.

Fact 1:
The world's longest golf course is the international golf club which located in Massachusetts. The course has a lenght of about 7600 meters.

Fact 2:
The first golf balls used in the 16th century are believed to have been made out of wood.

Fact 3:
About 25% of the golfers in the world are women.

Fact 4:
The first official golf rules were established in Edinburgh by the Gentleman Golfers of Leith.

Fact 5:
The first ever recored hole-in-one was made in 1868 by Tom Morris at the Open Champinship in Prestwick, Scotland.

Fact 6:
The longest putt ever was as long as 114 meters.

Fact 7:
The number of dimples on a golf ball is either 336 for an American ball or 330 for a British ball.

Fact 8:
The youngest golfer to shoot a hole-in-one was the five year Coby Orr. It happened in Littleton, Colorado, in 1975.

Fact 9:
The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.

Fact 10:
The word caddy comes from the French word for student, cadet, which is pronounced cad-DAY.