Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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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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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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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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