Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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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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