When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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