In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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