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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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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