It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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