The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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