Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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There was a cable network called The Puppy Channel that, for 3 years, broadcast only broadcast footage of puppies playing.
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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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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