Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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