A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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