Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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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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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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