During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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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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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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