Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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