Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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