Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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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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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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