The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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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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