One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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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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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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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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