A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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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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