A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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