Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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