Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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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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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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