In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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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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