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8 Fun Facts

Gerbils

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Gerbils build extensive networks of underground tunnels.

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There are over 100 different species of gerbil.

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Gerbils talk to each other almost constantly.

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The largest gerbil is the great gerbil, and it grows to be about eight inches long.

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Gerbils are friendly and curious by nature.

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Though it may differ from species to species, the tail of a gerbil is as long as its body, which it uses to balance its body when standing on its hind legs.

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Gerbils have teeth that always grow.

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The gerbil was originally known as a desert rat until they were commercially introduced to North America and bred as pets.