Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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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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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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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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