Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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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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