Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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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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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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Tigers, leopards, and jaguars love "Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men". The scent is used to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness, and was even a turn on for one pair of Jaguars who were subject to it.
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