Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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