It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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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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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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