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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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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