The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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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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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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