The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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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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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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