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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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."
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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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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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