15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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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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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Tigers, leopards, and jaguars love "Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men". The scent is used to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness, and was even a turn on for one pair of Jaguars who were subject to it.
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