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 puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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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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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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One litter of kittens can be produced by more than one father.
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