Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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The Savannah is the largest domestic cat breed. It resembles a small leopard and behaves like a dog. They can grow up to 40 lbs, have an eight foot vertical jump, and can be trained to walk on a leash and play fetch.
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It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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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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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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