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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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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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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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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