The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.
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Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur!
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!
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