Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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