There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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