In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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