Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million 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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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