The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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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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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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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 station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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