Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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