The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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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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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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