Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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