Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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