Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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