Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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