There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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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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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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