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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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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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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