Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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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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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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