The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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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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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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