Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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