When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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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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