An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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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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