Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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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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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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