Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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A couple had their wedding rings engraved with a waveform of their own voices saying "I do."
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