It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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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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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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