The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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