There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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