The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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