Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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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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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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