Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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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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The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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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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