Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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