When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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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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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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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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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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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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