Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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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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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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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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