Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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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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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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