Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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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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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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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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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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