Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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