Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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