In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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