Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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