Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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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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