Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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