In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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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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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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