Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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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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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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