Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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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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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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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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