Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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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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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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