The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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