The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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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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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 Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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