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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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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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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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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