The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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