Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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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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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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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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