Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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