The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Tigers, leopards, and jaguars love "Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men". The scent is used to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness, and was even a turn on for one pair of Jaguars who were subject to it.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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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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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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