Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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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 Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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