There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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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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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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