Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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