In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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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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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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