Male monkeys lose the hair on their heads in the same way men do.
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An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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Cuban rescue workers use sniffer rabbits to find people in collapsed buildings.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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