Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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