The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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