Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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Cuddling (or other ‘love’ acts) helps to heal physical wounds faster due to the release of Oxytocin which is proven to reduce swelling.
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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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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 zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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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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