Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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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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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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