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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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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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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