Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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