One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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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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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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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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