When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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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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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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