One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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