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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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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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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