Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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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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A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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