Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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