Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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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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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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