Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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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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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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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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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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