2 weird facts about animals

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 * 1) The Killdeer) when it sees prey coming to find the bird it will pretend it it broke its wing and that will make the prey go away from the bird. Killdeer are devoted to sitting on their eggs even in the most terrible weather. But if the eggs were under water for more than a few minutes, they are no longer viable. They'll probably abandon the nest and start another one later. I would wait a few more days. Killdeer get their name from the shrill, wailing kill-deer call they give so often. Eighteenth-century naturalists also noticed how noisy Killdeer are, giving them names such as the Chattering Plover and the Noisy Plover. Gravel rooftops attract Killdeer for nesting, but can be dangerous places to raise a brood.

2. Some Lizards can shoot blood out of their eyes to protect themself. Horned Lizard talk about blood-shot eyes. When threatened, the horned lizard of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico can shoot arcs of blood from their eye sockets. They can squirt up to 3 feet! Of the 22 species of horned lizards, 15 are native to the United States. The largest-bodied and most widely distributed of the US species is the Texas horned lizard. When threatened, their first defense is to remain still to avoid detection. If approached too closely, they generally run in short bursts and stop abruptly to confuse the predator's visual acuity. If this fails, they puff up their bodies to cause them to appear more horned and larger, so that they are more difficult to swallow.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horned_lizard

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