A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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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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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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