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 most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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