Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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