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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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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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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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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