Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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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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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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