In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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