Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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