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 cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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