When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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