Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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