Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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