Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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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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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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