Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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