One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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