There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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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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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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