When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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