Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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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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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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