There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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