Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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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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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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