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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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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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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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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