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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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
14
A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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