Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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