A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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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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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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