Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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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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