Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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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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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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