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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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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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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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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