Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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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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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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