When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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