Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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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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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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