Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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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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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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