One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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