The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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