Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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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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