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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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