Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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