Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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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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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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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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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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